Gohan's Second Chance
Chapter 13: Beginning of Gohan's Nightmare (Twilight's Questioning)
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"HOW DID YOU DO ALL THOSE THINGS!?" Twilight asked instantly.
"Be quiet, please!" Gohan said.
"Sorry, sorry. Just..." Twilight said, grabbing a notebook and pencil with her magic.
"Tell me. You've been doing these things and I haven't asked why." Twilight said.
"Okay, but hold on. Who's there!" Gohan called.
"What?" Twilight asked.
"There's someone else here... And it's not Spike." Gohan said.
"Pinkie, get out here." He said.
"P-Pinkie?" Twilight asked.
Pinkie Pie crawled out of Twilight's trash can.
"Awwww You caught me!" Pinkie Pie said.
"H-How!?" Twilight asked.
"Pinkie, I advise you leave before you get... Surprised." Gohan said.
"Nopony surprises me, I surprise everypony!" Pinkie Pie said.
"Plan a party. Trust me, I know when a party's going to happen." Gohan said.
"You're a good joker! Anyway, bye!" Pinkie Pie said, zipping out of the treehouse.
"Okay, now I need you to keep all of this under covers." Gohan said.
"You have my word." Twilight said.
"I... I have super abilities, as you know. I'm surprised no one asked about it yet. I expected something about aliens. Do you want to know why I have abilities?" Gohan asked.
"Yes please!" Twilight said.
"Remember ki?" Gohan asked.
"Yes. Tell me what that is." Twilight said.
"It's pretty much life force, strength, and power levels." Gohan said, holding a ball of spare ki in his hands.
"It's... So weird... It isn't magic?" Twilight asked, writing notes.
"It isn't magic. Well, catch!" Gohan said, tossing the ball at Twilight.
Twilight was startled. "Ahh!" She yelled as the ball didn't explode, but went inside her.
"W-What?" She asked. "Why do I feel stronger all of a sudden?" She asked.
"I gave you some of my ki. I can use it to give others strength or harm others. Or..." Gohan said.
"Kill?" Twilight asked.
"Yes. I've used it so well that when I was four, I exploded a mountain." Gohan said.
"WHAT!?" Twilight asked.
"Yep. Don't tell Rainbow Dash this, but I'm faster than her." Gohan whispered.
"N-No, she's the fastest flier in Equestria! She broke the speed of sound!" Twilight said.
"Yes, her Sonic Rainboom was fast. I wasn't fazed too much. But I can... Well, go light speed." Gohan said.
"Impossible." Twilight said.
"You sure?" Gohan asked, appearing behind Twilight.
"AHH!" Twilight screamed.
"See, I can change it all I want." Gohan said.
"I-Is this ki? How did you do that?" Twilight asked.
"I guess it's ki. It's also because I trained seriously." Gohan said.
"How are you such a good street fighter?" Twilight asked.
"I'm a martial artist, wishing to be a scholar. It's definitely not street fighting." Gohan said.
"How? Aren't you just throwing attacks out of nowhere?" Twilight asked.
"Martial arts requires skill. It's not just throwing a punch. You need to hone your skills, have a calmed mind, and only fight when needed. When you do fight, you calculate your opponent's rhythm, distance, movements and predict what they will do. You also tend to aim for serious parts of the body, rather than blindly attacking a random part of the body." Gohan explained.
Twilight wrote it all down. "Okay... Who's weaker than you?" She asked.
"Hm... I was stronger than my dad in Super Saiyan... I am the only Super Saiyan 2... I'd say Discord and the princesses are weaker than me." Gohan said.
"No way, the princesses are the strongest!" Twilight said.
"Sorry, but I can destroy the sun, moon, and this planet." Gohan said.
"Uh... A very serious claim..." Twilight said.
"I don't intend to do any of that, but I also know the princesses are suppressing their strengths." Gohan said.
"What?" Twilight asked.
"They only show it when raising the moon and sun." Gohan said.
"How can you tell?" Twilight asked.
"Their kis are the strongest whenever they do it. However, when we're around them, they feel as strong as a regular pony. I do that very often." Gohan said.
"You can even sense others with ki? Is that why you knew Pinkie was here?" Twilight asks.
"Yeah, it's why her parties never surprise me." Gohan said.
"W-What? Nobody can expect Pinkie's parties!" Twilight said.
"When she pops up out of nowhere, she's usually in a trash can or behind a tarp against the wall." Gohan said.
"W-What? How do you..." Twilight asked.
"When she wants to surprise us with a party, there's usually many ponies in one space. That's why some of my reactions are delayed." Gohan said.
"So that's why you were expressionless when she had her first surprise party." Twilight said.
"Yes. Any other questions?" Gohan asked.
"Yeah. How did your father visit if he's DEAD!?" Twilight asked.
"I don't know the answer to that. He died twice, I can't tell you." Gohan said.
"Alright... Wait, what? Twice? How'd he- You know what? Nevermind." Twilight said.
"Okay. I only hope Celestia didn't give me too much attention." Gohan said, walking to the door.
"Wait." Twilight said.
"What?" Gohan asked.
"Just... Look at this." Twilight said, grabbing a newspaper for today.
It read: 'Weird Alien Defeats Discord, Refuses Reward'
"That can't be good." Gohan said.
"Just... Good luck. See you later." Twilight said.
Gohan stepped outside Twilight's library, and instantly ran home.
The good thing was, he wasn't noticed by anyone.
At least he thought.
Gohan cleared the skies in an instant for noon, and was home within a minute.
Gohan was about to enter his shack.
"Hold it right there, buster!" Rainbow Dash yelled.
'Uh oh.' Gohan thought. He turned around.
Rainbow Dash was flying at Gohan.
"You were fast! When were you able to do that?" Rainbow Dash asked as she landed.
"Uh... I don't know. I think I just rushed." Gohan said.
"I demand a race!" Rainbow Dash said.
"Oh gee, I don't know Rainbow." Gohan said, scratching the back of his head. "You'd probably win." He said.
"But I still have my doubts about you." Rainbow Dash said.
"No, I'd rather not. It'd be a waste of time for you." Gohan said.
"Fine. If you do something cool like that again, you HAVE to race me!" Rainbow Dash said.
"Uh... Alright..." Gohan said.
"See you around." Rainbow Dash said, flying away.
"That was close..." Gohan sighed.
"Excuse me!" A voice rang.
Gohan looked in the distance to see a purple pony.
It was Cheerilee, a school teacher at Ponyville Schoolhouse.
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