Disclaimer: ::sigh:: See Chapter I.

Note: Each time I post more to the story, there will be two parts at a time.

The Portal to Beyond: Chapter III

Gohan opened his eyes to a landscape much like his own. So far so good. He opened the hatch and stepped out, looking at every thing he saw. Flowers, flowers, and more flowers how interesting. Then he heard voices just a few feet away.

"See? You block more effectively this way." pause. "Good job ChiChi!"

ChiChi? My 'kaasan ChiChi? But who's that with her?

"Okay Kakarott, I'm ready to spar with you now."

Kakarott? Now this is getting weird. He crept over to a large rock and peered around.

Gohan watched them spar for about a minute, until his leg fell asleep. As he shifted his weight, a twig underneath him cracked loudly.

ChiChi froze and held up her hand to stop Kakarott, but that was unnecessary. They both looked in the direction the sound had come from.

"We both know your there and it would save a lot of trouble if you just come out." Kakarott said.

Gohan stepped out into open view. "Uh hi!"

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" ChiChi asked.

Gohan looked at his watch. He had about two and a half minutes remaining. "I can only tell you limited things because my time is running out, but I'll be back later to finish what I have started."

"Okay, go on."

"Well, I'm from another dimension. In it, you two are my parents. Kakarott, I know that you are a saiyan from the planet Vejiita-sei. You have a tail and can transform at the sight of the full moon. Your father's name is Bardock and your brother's name is Raditz." Gohan glanced at his watch again. "Oops. I have to go. Be back soon!" He ran off to the ship where he was transported away in a flash of light, leaving a speechless ChiChi and Kakarott in his wake.

"Do you believe him?" ChiChi asked her friend.

"I have no choice."

The return trip was as dull as it was before and in no time he was back in front of a very worried Bulma.

"You made it back safely! I had my doubts though."

Gohah frowned. "You thought I was incapable of using the device?"

"No! It's not that! It's the readings I got when you left. I don't think you can go to that place this way. I'll have to think of another."

Gohan instantly brightened at the mention of the other dimension. "That's another thing I have to tell you. I met my 'tousan and 'kaasan when they were kids!"

Bulma gasped. "You did?"

Gohan's look became thoughtful. "That's another thing. My 'kaasan was the same, but my 'tousan had on saiyan armor! That was weird. But when I go back, you'll have to give me at least two hours." He remembered what she had said about the ship. "What happened with it?"

"Well at first everything was going smoothly, then all of a sudden the readings became erratical. The level for the energy remaining dropped to a dangerous level because the ship was giving it off unecessarily." she sighed. "There is a lot to fix all right."

"I can wait. I'm going to tell my parents what happened and ask 'tousan why he was wearing the armor at the time."

"Gohan, just because you saw your parents together does not mean that the timeline is the same way as ours. Different things could have happened to make the outcome turn out a different way. It would be pointless to ask."

"I guess you're right. I'll leave you to your work now." Gohan left her lab and headed for school.

ChiChi and Goku sat down on the ground, opposite each other. "I guess that was a lot to take in, huh?" ChiChi asked him.

"It sure was. I can't believe that in his dimension we have a child together! Oh well, he said he would be back and I believe he will."

"Did you notice the symbol on the ship? I think it was a Capsule Corp. brand. I know Bulma Briefs, the daughter of the president, pretty well. I'm going to have a talk with her. Are you coming Kakarott?"

"Sure. My schedule is clear." He took to the air.

"Uh Kakarott? Remember, I don't know how to fly!"

He returned to the ground. A sheepish look on his face and one hand behind his head like the other Goku we all know and love. "Gomen, but maybe it's time you did."

***

Kakarott first had to teach her to utilize her ki for something other than throwing out energy. He told her that it's really impossible for you to be lighter than air because her bones wern't hollow like birds' were.

"You use your energy to propell yourself. Since you already know how to control it, it should be pretty easy for you to master." He then told her to try.

The first ten times were an utter disaster, forcing Kakarott to teach her in a way that he thought he wouldn't have to do. So he picked her up and went high above Chikyuu, when he decided that they were high enough, he dropped her without warning.

ChiChi was surprised. One minute she was in her friends' strong arms and the next she was free-falling. "KAKAROTT! WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?!" She screamed with all of her might until she realized that she wasn't going to be rescued any time soon. "I guess it's up to me to prevent my coming to a rather unpleasant crash landing." She concentrated and focused her energy. She was too preoccupied to notice that she had slowed down, in fact, she had stopped falling entirely.

Kakarott flew down to her. "You did it! You're flying!"

She opened her eyes slowly. She did do it! She started to laugh and grabbed Kakarott in a hug. Then, as if she just remembered she hated him for doing that, she punched him dead on the jaw.

"Ow!"

"Why did you do that?! I could have died you know!"

"It wasn't as if I wanted to do that! You just weren't learning any other way. On Vejiita-sei, they teach kids this way all of the time."

"I don't know if this has occurred to you yet, but you're no longer on Vejiita-sei. So stop acting like it!" She turned and flew off in the direction of her home.

Kakarott followed closely behind. "I'm sorry if I scared you." She kept going as if she hadn't heard. Kakarott zoomed ahead and stopped her. "Can you ever forgive me?"

"I don't know." She flew away again and this time Kakarott let her.

***

ChiChi was all that Kakarott could think about that night. He didn't know why though. I am not going soft and I know it! I just always was different from the others. He made up his mind then and there that he was going to get ChiChi to forgive him or die trying. She's the only friend I've ever had! I'm not just going to give up so easily. He flew to where he knew her home was, peeking into every window trying to find hers. Aha! There is is. And she left it open! How convenient. He climbed through and tip-toed to her bedside, tripping over a shoe on the way. "Ow!" he whispered, rubbing is foot. Naturally I would trip on something at a time like this. He stepped over to her, shaking her gently to wake up.

ChiChi's eyes shot open and she started to scream, but it was muffled when Kakarott covered her mouth with his hand. She bit his finger to get him to stop.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"ChiChi," he sat down next to her, grabbing her hand. "I love you. You're my one and only true friend. It hurt me to see that I had hurt you and I'm trying to make up for it."

Tears came to ChiChi's eyes.

"What? Did I do something else wrong?" Kakarott was confused. He had never seen a reaction like that before.

ChiChi shook her head, smiling. "No, you didn't. I'm just happy, that's all." She grabbed him in a hug. "I love you too."

Kakarott put his arms around her and just held her. The two stayed that way for the rest of the night, as they had falled asleep in each others arms.

***

The next day, Kakarott and ChiChi were still asleep when Ox King came into her room to wake her.

"ChiChi! What is a boy doing in the bed with you?!"

ChiChi sat up, running the sleep from her eyes. She opened them and looked right at her father.

"Oh Kami! 'Tousan, it's not what you think!" She elbowed Kakarott in his side. He just grunted and rolled over, pulling her more tightly to him. She elbowed him again. This tiem he actually opened his eyes.

"Oh hello." he stuck out his hand. "My name's Kakarott, nice to meet ya."

ChiChi turned to him in disbelief. "How can you be so calm at a time like this?"

"Because I know I didn't do anything wrong, this time at least."

ChiChi got up and put on a robe. "'Tousan, Kakarott had simply come over to apologize to me for dropping me 70 feet from the ground and we fell asleep. That's all."

"Okay, I believe you... he WHAT?! Are you hurt?"

"No. I just stopped myself before I hit the ground by using ki. He was only teaching me how to fly."

During this exchange, Kakarott had gotten up and was about to leave the way he came in.

"Hold it right there, mister!" ChiChi halted him without even turning around. He had a feeling that she would be doing this a lot if they remained friends, especially if it turned into something more. "Where do you think you're going? You're a part of this too!"

"Gomen. What do you want me to do then?"

"Tell my 'Tousan all about yourself. About where you are from, the customs there, about your family, etc."

Kakarott turned to Ox King and grew grave. "If you want to hear a very disturbing story, sit right here and I'll tell it to you." Ox King nodded so Kakarott began his tale, it lasted a couple of hours and he added things that even ChiChi didn't know about. When he finished, it was around 8:00 a.m. and they all were hungry.

"I'll cook so you two can go spar if you want." Before the words even finished leaving his mouth, ChiChi and Kakarott had leaped out of the window and flew away.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to that."