A/N: Hello again, friends old and new! Chapter 7 is finally here! I want to say thank you to each and every one of you who read my story and a special thanks to the wonderful reviewers who encouraged me to restart this story... I really could never have done it without any of you... I'll shut up now and get on with the story!

Disclaimer: No, I don't own the Dragonball franchise, series, video games, artwork, cookies, cupcakes, regular cakes, two story hotels, or pets with their hair trimmed like Goku or Vegeta... I'm almost done paying my car off, so I'll own IT!

What's Her Problem?

Chapter 7: Reality Problems

Yamcha was on Gohan in an instant, lightning fast punches coming hard and from all directions. Gohan, not having had time to power up to full strength in his base Super Saiyan form, was only very barely blocking each and every hit. After his nose had an extremely close encounter with Yamcha's bionically-enhanced fist, Gohan managed to break off from his friend and get a little distance. He wasnt breathing hard or anything, but he knew he needed more power if he hoped to bring Yamcha down without hurting him more than necessary.

"I'm sorry, Yamcha, but I have to end this quickly, for your sake and Ms. Satan's," Gohan said. His eyes never left his friend's, trying to somehow get Yamcha to understand what he had to do. Yamcha, a prisoner within his own body, could not answer him without Cabbage's permission, unable to even nod his head. Gohan wasted no more time, crossing his arms in front of his face so that that could be seen of him was one turquoise eye. He dropped into horse stance, and wordlessly powered up. His aura flared up wildly, gleaming gold and growing bigger at an incredible rate! Within seconds, and with a small shout, he'd reached his full power in Super Saiyan.

Yamcha's eyes widened slightly as his body's natural and unnatural senses felt Gohan's massive power increase. Damn, the kid's gotten WAY too powerful! He thought to himself. I'm already at my maximum, and he's still got me beaten by a huge margin, and he hasn't even transformed into Super Saiyan 2! While his body gave nothing away, Yamcha was both relieved and disappointed in Gohan's strength. On the upside, Gohan would be able to knock him out easily, but he darkly acknowledged that, even with all his training and these damnable "upgrades", he still wasn't close to truly going head to head with his Saiyan friends and allies. Still, that didn't matter right now. Hurry up and finish this, Kiddo, Yamcha cheered silently.

Videl had long since stopped struggling against the ropes that bound her, mouth wide open in shock at the overwhelming speed of the two fighters. Flashes of light were all she would see for a few seconds before they'd be visible again, a hidden dance of incredible power and speed! She wasn't as surprised at the auras surrounding them as a normal person might have been. Having been trained in the martial arts since childhood, she had come to meet several masters of various arts who could also tap so deeply into their ki that they could summon it to surround their bodies. She couldn't look directly at the Gold Fighter, as his gleaming golden aura and those strange things on his wrists were so bright it hurt her to try to get a better look at him.

I've seen ki auras before, but these two are unreal! Every master I've ever met had auras, but they could only be faintly seen, and certainly none were so strong as to damn near blind me! She admitted rather bitterly. But, those guys from the Cell Games had unbelievably strong auras, too! Could the Gold Fighter be one of them? I'll have to watch Dad's tapes again when I get home. How in the hell are they so fast? I really can't even see them move. It's just flashes of light and then they break off and reappear! Is Dad really strong enough to go against guys like this? Then her attention was drawn back to the fight at the sound of Gold Fighter's strangely mechanical voice. Was he more like that Yamcha guy, part machine?

Arturo Cabbage worried. When he saw the Gold Fighter power up, he quickly realized that his strongest slave wasn't nearly strong enough! But he also allowed himself a small smirk. Well, it seems my technicians will have a new goal to aim for! Luckily, we have plenty of other slaves to improve upon, though I will regret losing this one. He was already so powerful when he came to us! I wonder how he got so much stronger than all the others we have. He's certainly human, too, but he was on a completely different scale. Time to focus on my escape and proceed with Phase 2. Cabbage was brought out of his reverie at the same time as Videl, to the sound of Gold Fighter's voice.

"Time to end this!" Gohan shouted, rushing forward so fast even Yamcha's mechanical sensors couldn't follow him.

CRACK!

Gohan fist drove into Yamcha's temple with unbelievable force! His knuckles left imprints in the side of his friend's head from the impact. Yamcha's body flew for miles, digging a deep trench in the forest area far away from the mansion. Gohan sensed his friend's wickedly distorted ki wink out, and knew Yamcha was now unconscious. With quite the uncharacteristic scowl marring his face, he turned to put an end to the annoying bastard who had brought this whole situation about, only to find Cabbage holding his own wrist and... fading? Rushing to him, all Gohan managed to grab for was air, Cabbage completely vanishing from his senses! He could not sense the bastard's ki signature! Could he hide it somehow? No time to worry about it. I need to get to Yamcha and get him to Bulma!

"Please give me just a moment, Ms. Satan," Gohan told Videl as he turned to face her. "I need to get Yamcha to somewhere safe. He is unconscious for the moment, and I have to act quickly in order to save him. I will return for you in a few moments." He put two fingers to his forehead.

"Wait!" Videl shouted back. "Don't just leave me tied up! I can get out of here myself if you just untie me! It should only take you a few seconds!" She pleaded, not really wanting to be stuck here any longer than she already had been. Unfortunately, her words fell on deaf ears, as the Gold Fighter flickered and vanished from her sight.

Well, shit! That asshole could have taken a few more seconds to untie me so I can get the hell out of here! She fumed to herself. Suddenly, her eyes glazed over, taking on a rather haunted look, and her voice became monotone as she spoke her next words aloud.

"Yes, I watched the fighters as closely as I could. Would you like me to show you?" She received silent orders, and then, unawares, she sliced her ropes open with a thin beam of orange ki from her own hands. Videl stood, her entire body now radiating the orange glow, eyes still hollow and empty.

"Yes, Master, it shall be done," she whispered, and she flew off towards Orange Star High School, proceeding with her new directives.

Gohan reappeared beside Yamcha's still unconscious form, concern for his friend written clearly on his face. I've got to hurry and get him to Bulma, he told himself. And let Vegeta know to stand guard over her. Since Cabbage disappeared, I don't know if Yamcha will regain consciousness and attack, or if he's got some kind of failsafe built into him now which will make him self-destruct. Better safe than sorry!

He placed his free hand on Yamcha's shoulder, as he still had his other hand's two fingers pressed to his forehead. Together, they flickered and vanished, reappearing right outside Bulma's lab, where Gohan had sensed her.

"Bulma! Open the lab door! It's Gohan!" he shouted rather frantically. Seconds later, the lab door hissed as it slid upward to allow him entrance. Bulma stood at the entrance, about to ask what was going on, but then she saw Yamcha.

"YAMCHA?! What the hell happened to him, Gohan? What went on? Did you fight him?" she fired question after question, but Gohan answered none of them, instead pushing past her to place Yamcha on one of the tables with body straps, and quickly strapping Yamcha to the table. Just as he was finishing up, Vegeta ran into the lab, having sensed Gohan fighting earlier against a ki he couldn't quite place. When he felt Gohan power up as high as his first Super Saiyan form could go, Vegeta stopped training in the gravity chamber and rushed to put on his Saiyan battle armor. Anything strong enough to make Gohan power up that much was worth checking out. But then both Gohan's ki and the other ki lowered, and Vegeta had felt Gohan arrive at Bulma's lab.

"Brat? What the hell is going on?" Vegeta asked impatiently. When Gohan said nothing, Vegeta was about to start shouting when he felt Goku's, Piccolo's, and Krillin's ki signatures all appear just outside the lab door.

"Good, now that everyone's here, I can explain what happened," Gohan announced as he turned around to face them all. Giving a very quick recount of the morning's events, he solemnly watched as Bulma sobbed against Vegeta, who looked a little disturbed by what had transpired. But Vegeta's concern couldn't even match Killin's, Goku's, or Piccolo's. Krillin's face reddened with barely suppressed rage at what had happened to one of his closest friends. Goku's countenance was both worried and thoughtful, as though he was pondering something even more disturbing. Piccolo leaned against one of the lab walls, eyes closed, but his eyebrows furrowed and a very deep scowl graced his lips.

"I need you guys to keep watch here", Gohan told them, "I don't know what may happen when he wakes up, but I worry he might attack Bulma. I had to hit him very hard to make sure he stayed out a while, hopefully giving her time to analyze him and see if she can restore his free will."

The others all nodded, naturally wanting to protect both Bulma and Yamcha, though Vegeta's main concern was for Bulma. "Don't worry, Gohan", Bulma finally spoke, tears still running down her face. "I'll do my best to help him. You said he could still think for himself, right?" At Gohan's affirming nod, she continued. "Then all I have to do is find that control chip that's in him and remove it."

Suddenly, Piccolo spoke up, eyes still closed. "We'll have to make sure there's no failsafe for removing the chip, either. Like Gohan said before, they might have put some kind of self-destruct device in him, just in case he ever escaped their control or someone managed to capture him."

"I'll give him an x-ray scan to look for any internal bombs and for the chip," Bulma responded as she walked over to a cabinet and withdrew a needle and a heavy sedative. As she came back over to administer the sedative to Yamcha, it was a mark of the seriousness of the situation that Goku did not immediately freak out at the sight of the needle. Still, Gohan and Krillin could see a few beads of nervous sweat appear on his head, and Goku's eyes constantly flicked from Yamcha to the needle. Goku gulped heavily. Vegeta smirked a little.

"I'd better get to school, I'm already 5 minutes late! AND I forgot to free Videl until just now! Don't tell Mom?" Gohan threw his plea to his father, who, while still glancing at the needle, managed a nervous smile and a head nod. Gohan smiled back, placed his fingers to his forehead again, and vanished from sight, reappearing just outside the mansion.

Where's Videl? I can't sense her here anymore? Did someone take her? Gohan worried. He reached out with his senses, and found her at the high school already. Maybe the police outside had set her free? Gohan shrugged and vanished again, popping up on the roof of Orange Star High. He deactivated his suit, and headed inside. As he hurried downstairs to his first class, one thought stood out among his myriad concerns.

Man! This has been a WAY too eventful way to start the day!

Chapter 7 End!

A/N: And there you have it folks! I do hope it was up to standard. I've never written a fight scene before, and DBZ fights are insane messes of power and speed regardless! Lol! Still, I will do my best to improve because the TRUE fights are coming, and I want to really portray them well... I'd like to address a few concerns some reviewers had with regards to my previous chapters...

for those concerned that Yamcha was too powerful by being Super Saiyan level in strength, I give you this response: what show were you watching? Yamcha and the other human fighters have always been abnormally strong, though admittedly they eventually fell behind after a while. Still, Doctor Gero took 17 and 18, two teenage kids with nowhere near Z-fighter strength, and turned them into Super Saiyan killers. Is it really so far of a stretch to see fighters who are already extremely powerful actually be able to be enhanced to Super Saiyan status, whether artificially or naturally? Humans have great capacity for overcoming limitations, and a truly good reason for wanting to get stronger can push one to find a higher power threshold...

for those who felt that Gohan was too powerful, please remember that, at the end of the Cell Games, Gohan was already the strongest by far, he was telepathic with at least Piccolo, and Saiyans could already move some things with ki or a telekinesis, as evidenced when Goku was trying to make water float out of the cup when he was recuperating in the hospital. Gohan's also an especially smart kid, and six more years on constant training, meditating with Piccolo, and a few other surprises in his background I will later reveal, shall show you that THIS Gohan is on a whole other level from his original self from post Cell Games! Nyahaha!

And for those who worry about Gohan and Erasa getting too close too soon, please rest assured. Gohan and Erasa have indeed connected and clicked quite well here, and in real life that does happen from time to time. I will not rush them into anything, and next chapter promises some good ol' romantic heartwrenches! Fear not!

Preview: Gohan's already had a rough morning by normal standards, but it's about to get a LOT worse! The person who overheard he and Krillin on the school roof the day before will confront him, and put our dear hero in quite the precarious position! And Yamcha awakens! Will he go berserk? Find out in Chapter 8!