Exposed!! The Saiyaman is Son Gohan!

Juuhachigou sits on a bench, bored. She rests her head in her hands. Son Gohan paces back and forth, his arms crossed. He stops and looks up and over his shoulder at the ceiling. "Still?" Piccolo stands with his arms crossed, staring out a window, and Gohan runs over to the window with him. Two attendants are talking outside, but otherwise, nothing seems to be going on out the window. Gohan then joins Kuririn at the doorway leading out to the platform. "Father's been awfully long." Kuririn, "Yeah, with his Shunkan Idou, he should have been right back. It might be that Karin Tower didn't have any senzu." Gohan spins around with a worried expression. "Oh, no, Kuririn-san! I'm going to go see how Videl-san is doing again." He turns to leave. "If Father comes back, that's where I'll be." Kuririn smiles. "You know, Gohan..." Gohan stops. Kuririn closes his eyes and turns around, grinning. "I hate to say, but this looks like more to me than simply worrying over a friend, you devil." Gohan quirks his eyebrows, his face reddening slightly.

Videl breathes heavily and tosses around in bed. "Videl! Videl!" Satan looks back at the attendant. "Hey, are you sure she's okay?" He replies, "She's alright. It will take some time, but there's no mortal danger." Satan jumps up right in front of him and the man shrinks back, squeezing his eyes shut. "If anything happens to Videl, someone's going to answer to me!" A hand pounds on the door and a woman's voice calls out, "Mr. Satan! Mr. Satan!" Outside, a flock of news reporters have gathered. "This is Nathie, the Reporter. Forgive me for intruding during your misfortune, but what is the prognosis for Videl-san?" She continues pounding. "Please excuse us!" No answer. She and her other guy (there's no camera from what I can see, so I don't really know what he's doing...) look quizzically at each other, then several people put their ears up to the door. Suddenly, it opens, and everyone falls over. Satan steps out. Non-cameraman, "H-how is Videl-san?" Satan, "Videl is the daughter of the World Champion Mr. Satan! Her method of training is not like that of others. There's no cause for concern, so get lost. I won't be giving anymore autographs today." They all finally stand up. Nathie holds up her microphone. "Er, do you have any words for Contestant Spopovich?" Other microphones join Nathie's in Mr. Satan's face. "I, Mr. Satan, will avenge my daughter!" He grabs all of the microphones and begins crushing them together. "Tell Spopovitch to get ready for me! I'm going to pound him into a quivering pulp!" The door slams shut as Satan retreats back into the room. "Please, another moment, Mr. Satan! Any other comments?" Son Gohan peers down the hallway from a corner nearby. "There's so many people there. Getting into the infirmary doesn't look possible." He turns and walks away.

Videl's fist suddenly clenches around a handful of sheet, then grows tighter. "I'm not going to concede!" She's still breathing rapidly and tossing in her bead. "Videl was beaten by Spopovitch? What's going on? I can't believe it!" A much smaller crowd at a much smaller stadium waves banners and signs around. "SA-TA-N! SA-TA-N! SA-TA-N!" Mr. Satan holds his arms above his head, standing on the platform. His opponent, a normal-looking Spopovitch with a full head of orange hair and some color to his skin. Satan lowers his arms and turns to Spopovitch. "Spopovitch-kun, for you to have to come against me in the first round, your usual conduct must be pretty poor. You have to learn more by watching me, and becoming a better example of a good boy to everyone!" Spopovitch, "What!? Don't make me laugh!" He charges forward and throws a punch, but Satan leaps out of the way. Another punch, Satan dodges. A kick, Satan slides just out of its path. And so it goes on like that, with Spopovitch throwing strong punches and kicks, but Satan dodging each one. Spopovitch throws another punch and Satan jumps into the air high above him. Taken off guard, Spopovitch stumbles forward and falls, while Satan lands a few feet away. He looks back over his shoulder. "Have you had enough yet?" Spopovitch climbs to his feet. "Damn it!" Shouting, Satan flips into the air and kicks Spopovitch in the back of the head with both feet. He slides off the edge of the platform and into the grass. "Contestant Mr. Satan wins!" Satan, "Videl, you must have taken Spopovitch too lightly, and just underestimated him, right? I've told you since long ago that carelessness is your greatest enemy, indeed what else could I do? D-don't tell me that this is because you've started associating with that weakling boy! I absolutely will not allow it!" Videl, "Gohan-kun!" Satan, who had gradually been moving farther away from Videl as he was talking, suddenly turns back to her. "What!?" Of course, Videl doesn't answer, as she's still unconscious.

Eliza and Sharpener run around between buildings outside. Sharpener looks around a corner, then puts his hand up and says something to Eliza. They both start running straight ahead, their current path having nothing to do with the corner (maybe Sharpener saw something he didn't like?). Eliza, "I hope Videl's okay." Sharpener doesn't answer. He pictures only the Great Saiyaman helping Videl out after her battle. "Lousy Great Saiyaman! Who the hell are you!? If only my camera hadn't broken back then!" A kid sits on the Great Saiyaman's shoulders and pulls off his sunglasses, screaming cheerfully. The Great Saiyaman cringes and attempts to hide himself, but Sharpener manages to get a picture as Gohan replaces his sunglasses. "I did it! I may not have seen clearly with my naked eye, but my camera has surely captured his uncovered face for me! I, Sharpener-sama, have uncovered the Great Saiyaman's true identity!" And then there's a glint in Piccolo's eyes and the camera explodes in his hands. He stares at it with surprise. "Damn, this time I"ll uncover his true identity for sure!" Eliza, "Sharpener! Sharpener!" He's dragged out of his thoughts and he turns to her. "Huh?" Eliza, "Do you think Videl is okay?" He smiles. "Sure she's okay." He turns his attention ahead again. "I'm going to uncover his identity for sure!" Eliza, "Huh?" She watches him curiously. They suddenly stop as someone crosses their path ahead. Eliza, "It's the Great Saiyaman!" Gohan looks at them and then keeps running. They watch after him as he disappears into a building. "Sharpener, doesn't the Great Saiyaman resemble somebody?" Sharpener clenches his fist. "I'll uncover his true identity!"

Gohan walks up to Kuririn, still lingering in the doorway. "Is Father still gone?" Kuririn turns and nods. "Yeah. What could he be doing?" At Karin Tower, the only noise is that of Son Goku shoveling food into his mouth at an alarming rate. Karin and Yajirobe watch, and Karin comments, "He'd be more charming if he acted like the dead man that he is and held back on his appetite a bit. What a remarkable guy!" Goku drops another bowl on top of the pile of dirty dishes and pauses in his inhaling. With food in his mouth, he replies, "THe food in the Other World ain't all that yummy is all. Guess that's limited to the Lower Realm. Yum!" He recommences shoveling. "Goku, get back quickly! I have a really bad feeling about all this." Goku tosses the senzu up and catches them again. He stands up from his three stacks of dirty dishes. "Me too. There's these guys named Spopovitch and Shin, and so much seems about to happen! Looks like it's going to get interesting!"

Yamu looks around a corner at Kibit and Kaioushin, who have their backs to him. "Spopovitch, it may be these next two. Look sharp!" Spopovitch smiles. "It's alright. As long as we have this, we'll know in a flash." He holds some sort of dial in his hand, and if one were to picture it as a clock, the 12 is replaced by the letter "M," while all other numbers are represented simply by eighteen tick marks. The hand wavers a bit, but stays between the M and the first mark. Yamu turns to Spopovitch. "I want to get this settled quickly." Spopovitch nods. "Yeah." Kaioushin turns to Kibit. "Kibit, I'll be relying heavily on you." He nods. "Right."

Outside, the standings board lists the matches to come. Chichi, "Next is finally Gohan, right?" Bulma, "His opponent is a guy named Kibit or something." Chichi sits back with a confident expression and her arms crossed. "Doesn't matter to me if he's Kibit or Shibit, my Gohan will win!" (a note from Daimao on the subs: Shibit means "dead"). Bulma eats a hamburger. "That's true. Gohan-kun will win easily. He's the prospective victor, after all." Chichi, "Goku-sa is also a prospective victor! That prize money'll be comin' to our house!" Chichi stands up. "Gohan! Hang in there!" Bulma cringes. "Chichi-san, Gohan-kun being the Great Saiyaman is supposed to be a secret, right?" Chichi suddenly covers her mouth. "Oh, no! I completely forgot!"

The announcer steps onto the platform. "Continuing on, we now hold the fourth match!" He pauses as the crowd cheers. An attendant steps up behind him. "Ahem..." The announcer turns and runs over to him, kneeling down at the edge of the stage. The attendant whispers in his ear and the announcer stands up again. "Before that, we have an announcement! This concerns Contestant Videl, who was here moments ago. Apparently, although she has sustained considerable injuries, there is no danger to her life. As such, those of you who are Videl fans, please be at ease!" And of course, the crowd cheers. "And now, the fourth match! Contestants, please enter the ring. The fourth match is between Contestant Kibit and Contestant Great..." Gohan walks up behind him. "Er, pardon me..." The announcer turns around. Gohan, "Can I ask you to wait a little longer? It doesn't matter if it's just a moment or two, but there's a miraculous medicine that can heal Videl-san. My Father should be bringing it back with him now." Announcer, "Ah, is that so? V-very well, if it'll only be a moment." Gohan, "I beg your pardon." The announcer turns back to the crowd. "We're sorry for the delay, but please wait one moment." Gohan heads back into the building, but stops at the entrance and stares off into the sky. "Father, please hurry!"

--COMMERCIAL--

The announcer talks with two attendants. Gohan stares off at the sky, loitering in the doorway between the building and the fighting stage. Kuririn appears beside him, also staring at the sky. Yamu and Spopovitch hide behind a wall inside, peering around the corner. Vegeta leans against a wall with his arms crossed, and Piccolo, a few feet away, simply stands and stares at the wall. Kaioushin stands several yards further back from him with his eyes closed. Suddenly, they open. Vegeta and Piccolo look up as well. Son Goku appears between Vegeta and Gohan. Kuririn and Gohan turn around when he arrives. Gohan, "Father, were there any senzu!?" Goku smiles. "Yeah. Lately there ain't been any made, I guess, but there were three of them there." Gohan, "Thank goodness!" Goku, "Here, feed one to that girl." He pours out the bag in his hand and gives all three senzu to Gohan. Gohan takes them. "Thanks!" Kibit steps forward, and Gohan runs up to him. "Excuse me, please wait just a moment. I"ll be right back!" He turns and runs out as Kibit watches silently. When he's gone, Kibit looks back over his shoulder at Kaioushin, who nods with a smile. Goku, "This Kibit guy ain't your average type either. We don't know how deep the bottom is on that Shin guy. Piccolo said our dimension was too different, though." Vegeta grins. "Hmph, whoever these guys may be, it doesn't matter to me. How long have I been waiting for this day? All I need to do is fight with Kakkarotto and win!"

Mighty Mask jumps up off a bench. "Hey, Goten, what did your dad just bring with him?" Goten, "Gee, I don't know for sure." Trunks, "Seems to be some kind of medicine for that Videl lady to take. That lady sure did get it good." Goten, "She does pretty well, though." Trunks, "I wish they would start this already. Our fight isn't until the seventh match. I'm getting tired of waiting." Goten, "I think I'm the one who's getting tired down here."

The group of reporters is still clustered outside Videl's room. Inside, Videl slowly opens her eyes. The blurry image of her father comes into focus. "Videl! Videl!" After a moment, Videl replies, "Papa?" Satan smiles. "Oh, Videl, you're coming to?" The reporters look up as a voice calls out, "Excuse me, please let me through!" Gohan walks up and knocks on the door. "Excuse me, I'm coming in!" He opens the door and the attendant is thrown out of the way. "Videl-san, I brought you something good!" Satan jumps up angrily. "See here! Videl needs her rest, you! Who said you could come in?" He steps forward, probably to throw Gohan out, but Gohan simply sidesteps him, perhaps not even on purpose, and Satan stumbles forward as the door closes. "Pardon me, I'm in a hurry." Satan lands on his hands and knees. "W-why you..." Videl, "G-Gohan-kun, I..." Gohan leans over her. "It's okay, it's okay. Can I coax you into trying to eat this bean?" Attendant, "Sonny, sonny, this won't do! We can't have you going around giving the patients strange things!" Satan jumps up off the floor. "Are you an idiot!? This is no time to be giving her candy!" Gohan ignores them. "You'll feel better right away." Satan, "I said no, and I mean no!" Videl, "I'll take it." Satan's eyes go wide, and he cries out in surprise. "Knowing you, something amazing is sure to arise out of this, right?" She smiles weakly. Gohan nods. "V-Videl, don't listen to waht this guy is telling you. Hey! Doctor, say something!" The attendant nods. "R-right! Um..." He holds his hands up, gesturing at Gohan to stop. Videl opens her mouth and Gohan feeds her the senzu. Satan, "Now see here!" Videl chews the senzu. "S-spit it out, Videl!" Gohan smiles. "Okay. Everyone's waiting for you."

Outside, the door opens and the reporters part as Gohan runs out. Satan shows up behind him, shoving Nathie and someone else out of the way. "Damn, that kid... I'm going to show him some pain later on..." Videl continues chewing and finally swallows. Satan, "VIdel..." Suddenly, she relinquishes her grip on the sheets and her eyes go wide. She sits up, gasping, and Satan's eyes bulge. She looks down at her hands, clenching and unclenching her fists. She jumps up, throwing her fist into the air. "I-I'm healed!" She laughs cheerfully and the attendant and doctor stare in wide-eyed surprise.

Gohan runs down the hall and then right between his father and Piccolo as he rounds a corner and hurries outside. He smiles over his shoulder as he goes and Goku nods back. Gohan arrives outside, where Kibit and the announcer await. "Sorry to keep you waiting! Everything's fine!" Kibit nods. The announcer holds up his microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen in the stadium, we apologize for the delay. And so, let's have them begin!" The crowd cheers. "Contestant Kibit and Contestant Great Saiyaman!" Both walk up the steps onto the platform side by side, staring straight ahead. They stop maybe three or four yards apart in the center of the ring. Eliza cranes her neck for a better view. "Haven't we seen the Great Saiyaman somewhere...?" Sharpener's eyes widen just a bit for some reason. The Great Tireman kid looks through his binoculars. "Huh? Isn't that Son Gohan?" Sharpener, "What!? Hey, let me borrow those for a second!" He hands the binoculars over and Sharpener takes a look. "That hairstyle is a perfect match. Sharpener looks through the binoculars and the Great Saiyaman looks almost right at them. His eyes go wide. "It really is Gohan! He's kidding, right? He's the Great Saiyaman!?" Eliza smiles. "No way, he couldn't be. Surely he's just borrowing the name so he can secretly enter in." Sharpener, "Why would it be necessary for him to enter secretly?" Eliza holds up her finger in explanation. "Look, the kid is really self-conscious, isn't he? That's why!" Sharpener, "But can he really perform in hand-to-hand?" Great Tireman, "Let's root for him! I know it won't do any good, but still..." They begin yelling things like, "Gohan! Good luck!" Gohan is suddenly shocked to hear his name. He looks over and sees his classmates cheering him on. Eliza, "Fight, Gohan!" Tireman, "The championship may be out of the question, but win at least one round!" Gohan's mouth hangs open in surprise. Sharpener sits back down. "Still, who would have thought Gohan would've been..." Gohan, "I-I've been completely found-out!" He takes off his sunglasses. "That's it! The thing I had wrapped around my head got taken off. And I worked so hard to disguise myself!" He throws his sunglasses away and with a forced smile, waves to Eliza, Sharpener, and the Tireman kid. Tireman, "Way to go, Gohan!" Eliza, "You look better without the sunglasses!" Gohan, "N-now what do I do?" Sharpener continues his lamenting. "It's Gohan! For us to discover his identity so easily..." He shuts his eyes for a second and seems to be about to cry. "Give me back the money for that camera!"

Announcer, "Apparently there have been some issues, but is everything alright?" Gohan looks back over his shoulder. "In that case, begin the fourth match!" Gohan turns back to Kibit. "Sorry..." He adopts a fighting pose, and Kibit remains still. "I-I'm all messed up now! If they learn my true power, it'll turn into a big deal, and it will become harder for me to go school and places, like Bulma-san said. That's why I had the disguise..." He turns his attention to Kibit. "He doesn't seem to be the kind of opponent I can get to let me win with the right kind of trickery..." His eyes widen. Kibit, "Turn yourself into this Super Saiya-jin business! I want to test you, to see if you will be of help to us if the situation arises!" Gohan, "Huh? H-how do you know about Super Saiya-jin? A-and what do you mean, be of help to you?" Kibit, "You will know the answer to that in any case shortly. First, I must see the abilities of a Super Saiya-jin." Kaioushin stands deeper inside the building, but is apparently following it with his mind-reading ability. "So, it begins..." Gohan, "Y-you've got to be kidding me! Become a Super Saiya-jin in front of all these people!?" Kibit doesn't respond.

Kuririn, "What is it? What are they talking about?" Piccolo walks up behind them as Goku turns to Kuririn and explains, "He told him to become a Super Saiya-jin." Kuririn, "Eh?" Piccolo looks back over his shoulder at Kaioushin. The hand on the dial that Spopovitch and Yamu are using remains between M and the first mark. "How about it, those two?" Spopovitch, "No, it's not them. Their energy is too low." Gohan stares at Kibit with a mixture of frustration and confusion when he suddenly hears "Gohan!" He looks over to the door and Piccolo slowly nods. "Piccolo-san..." Goku, "What, Piccolo? Is something up?" Piccolo, "I don't know what exacly, but..." Kaioushin joins them, and Goku and Kuririn turn around. "You must allow us to make use of Gohan-san. My humble apologies. And now, no matter what may happen, I would ask that you please not move from here. If you would be so kind..." Kuririn, "W-what!?" Goku, "What is this all about?" Piccolo watches Gohan and Kibit in silence. Kibit takes a step forward. "Well, turn!" Gohan, "Damn, I-I have no choice. I guess I'll give up school." Vegeta leans against a wall behind Kaioushin, his arms crossed. "I don't listen to those I know nothing about. Tell us who you are!" Piccolo turns around. "T-this being is the Kaioushin-sama! He is the Kami over all Kaiou, including Dai Kaiou!" And it goes through the "shocked expression" image of each character, Vegeta inclusive. Goku, "Ah! I've heard about you, from Kaiousama! Kaioushin... You're Kaioushin-sama?"

The crowd begins to get annoyed. "What are you doing, you idiots!?" Someone else, "How long are you two going to just gape at each other? Start the match, already!" A third guy, "You're wasting my time!" People begin throwing things that land around the announcer, and some hit him. "Ahem, the match has begun." What appears to be a duffel bag lands on the announcer's head. Chichi angrily crushes a can, and its contents spray out the top. She stands up. "You all shut up! Somethin' awesome is about to happen here! Just watch, ya morons!" She waves her fist in the air as she yells at them.

Gohan clenches his fists, and a light wind begins blowing his hair around. The Z Senshi stare at Kaioushin, and Kaioushin (as well as Yamu and Spopovitch) watch the battle. The dial on their meter begins moving around a bit more, reaching about the position where the 3 would be if one were to visualize it as a clock. Meanwhile, MIghty Mask has crawled up onto the roof of a nearby building to watch the fight, and the healed Videl is wandering around outside in a new blue shirt that says "FIGHT" in orange letters. A light yellow light forms around Gohan, running off him like steam. As he begins to raise his ki, a quick spark of electricity runs across his face.