Training with the Turtle Hermit

[Future Gohan]

Gohan had decided it was time to pay old Master Roshi a visit, since this man had been the most powerful fighter on the planet for quite some time. He disguised himself though, wearing normal clothes and a hat that covered most of his face. The old hermit had mistaken him for Yamcha at first but he had given Roshi a different name. Hopefully he wouldn't recognize the name Shane, he had used the name of a kid he had met in school when he was younger. He had glanced in the mirror and he did look very similar to the once-bandit that became a Z Warrior. Gohan wondered if Roshi would harass the ex-bandit with the possibility of a random son somewhere off in the world. Hopefully not, he didn't want any more attention drawn to him than was already there.

The perverted Turtle Hermit always had a catch though. Roshi wanted a woman to keep him company while he had to train the new apprentice. Gohan had heard stories about the extents of his father's master's lechery yet it had never really struck close to home until now. Goku had never really caught on, being nearly completely oblivious to the opposite gender. Gohan wasn't much better though, considering most of his young life had focused upon studying and then the latter part of his life had gone to battle. He was as horrible at social situations as his father had been, although he had learned enough to feel the smarting embarrassment.

Gohan had reluctantly accepted, knowing that while Master Roshi was very rarely serious, he knew how to train the greatest martial artists in existence. Goku was a testament to that fact. He had flown into West City, the most densely populated of cities to attempt to find a woman that would accept the job of the turtle hermit's "maid." He didn't really know how to do this, having never dealt with women in all of his days. He first approached the places that had always seemed the most popular whenever he was missing out. That just so happened to have been when he was a teenager but hopefully it would still work now. He stopped as soon as he looked around there. Gohan figured it was best not to try to get teenage girls.

The young half saiyan posted wanted ads all over the area for a maid in an "exotic" location. Not many people had been to Kame House but it was actually quite beautiful there and it would definitely be an interesting experience for whoever went there. He had managed to acquire a phone here as well, although he wasn't really very adept with one. As a young child, Chi-Chi had been adamant about not letting Gohan play with any electronics when he could be studying and when he was with his father, there was no sort of electronic worth having. Training usually ended up breaking anything he had on him.

Gohan had to put on his thinking cap and do it quickly. He couldn't waste all of this time just finding a woman for an old pervert! He wracked his mind for things that Yamcha used to say after Bulma left him. Coffee shops had been a place that the ex-bandit had said had several beautiful women. That was the next stop. He waited there for a moment, feeling strange as he sat there, casting glances at women that he hoped wouldn't mind a job and would satisfy Master Roshi's tastes. He kept the hat low in front of his face, his cheeks burning a bright red color. He had never thought he would have to act like Yamcha while wearing clothes like Yamcha.

Gohan finally decides to make a move, focusing his gaze upon a woman with fair skin and black hair. He moves in, putting on his most charming smile, which was really just an attempt of mimicking the boys he had seen flirting with women. "What's your name?" He asked, holding what appeared to be a cup of coffee in his hand, although it was actually just hot chocolate. He ransacked his brain for an attempt on a line to break the ice. "Have you ever seen a Power Pole? They never stop extending." He said, too nervous to actually think of something so just spouting something he remembered from youth.

Gohan's world turned sideways as the woman sent him reeling with a slap. He wasn't quite sure what just happened. The half saiyan couldn't understand what was so offensive about a red bo staff that could extend to impossible lengths. He would have to ask Master Roshi about it later. He felt something vibrating in his pocket, slightly confused and dismayed by what had just happened. Gohan pulled out the phone that he had acquired, staring blankly at it for a moment. He opened it, "Hello, I'm calling about your ad, my name is Alexi and I'm calling about your ad." At the moment he could only see dragon balls and he began to count stars in his head. "Err... ok. I'll meet you at Capsule Corporation."

Gohan did meet a Alexi at Capsule Corporation, the young woman standing about a foot shorter than him and with a nice build. They talked for a moment, discussed terms. He was going to have to dish out her paycheck by himself, he knew it. But it was only until Master Roshi finished training him. He hoped that it proved to be worth it. Alexi "fell asleep" on the "plane" on the way to Kame House. He put her in the guest room, waiting for the Turtle Hermit to finish watching Aerobics before he would speak to him. "Ok, I got you a woman, although she thinks she's your maid. Don't go overboard with it. Is it a deal?" He asked, staring expectantly at Master Roshi.

[Future Gohan]

Gohan had grown frustrated waiting for Roshi to begin his training, the old man had just sat there and paid attention to Alexi ever since he had brought her. The old lecherous hermit was getting on his nerves and it was about time to do something about it. He approached his Master and the woman he was staring at with a very enthusiastic grin. The young half saiyan could nearly see Master Roshi attempting to get into her rooms every night. This woman probably wouldn't last long in his employ. Gohan felt rather sorry for her, although she did seem to be enjoying the beach quite a bit, as well as the attention... for now. She'd be disgusted by the time Gohan was done training.

"Master Roshi! When will my training begin?" The old man glanced back at the half saiyan, dismissively as if he wasn't worth two thoughts. "Err, oh it's you. Go fetch me that rock." Gohan obediently did as he was told, placing the small rock in Master Roshi's hand. The hermit fiddled with it for a moment, showing it to his student before he hurled it mightily into the distance. "Go find it. Hehehe." The old man said before returning his longing gaze on to the young woman. Gohan could barely believe what this deceptive old man had just done, yet he knew better than to argue with those training you.

Gohan began his trek through the forest slowly, wishing he had his gi on right now. These clothes kept snagging on every branch and rock that he came upon. He muttered softly to himself, mostly bad things about Master Roshi as he walked. He didn't pay much attention to the area around him with his sight, yet his ability to sense ki was alert. He hopped over a root, his eyes focused upon the path. Gohan's arm was moving nearly constantly to keep the branches out of the way as he continued forward. "Crazy old coot." He said to himself as he kept moving in hopes upon stumbling upon the rock.

Something began to tickle the back of his brain though. Almost as if something was amiss. Gohan couldn't manage to pinpoint it though... Then there it was swooping down on to his back and lifting him into the air. A giant pterodactyl had attacked him, hoping to have a quick and easy meal from a small human. Its eyes gleamed with an almost human intelligence as it surveyed its new catch. "Sorry fella, but I don't have time to play." He took a moment to examine its similarities to Icarus before casually blasting a hole through its stomach with his singular hand. He floated back down to the ground, moving to the area where he had been picked up, obvious from the gaping hole in the canopy where the animal had attacked from.

Gohan moved on, forgetting about Master Roshi's dastardly plans for Alexi. It was almost like when he had trained for Vegeta's approach as a young child. Although Piccolo had constantly been keeping him safe then... except when that T-rex attacked. That had been a fright, although he later had his revenge, slicing it up to sate his ferocious appetite. Those were the good days when the evil threats were obvious and his father was there to save the day. Gohan was ready this time, a leopard pouncing off of a tree limb at the young man. He spun, catching it in its mid-section with a powerful kick that more than likely shattered a few ribs. Hopefully it would be ok, unlike that pterodactyl.

Gohan took a few moments to retrieve the carcass of the dinosaur, starting a fire and cooking the dinosaur steak. He didn't cook it very long, nor did he delay in devouring nearly the entire thing. He let out a loud content burp before standing up. Quite a few cats had come to see what all of the delicious smell was about. A few of them had very large fangs, sabre-toothed tigers if he remembered correctly, while a few of them happened to be friends' of the leopard he had fended off earlier. Gohan began to casually walk through them, back on his quest when the first one attacked. It was a sabre-toothed tiger, which caught a swifted upper cut, breaking most of its teeth besides the larger two. He ducked under the next attack, a leopard leaping at him. He brought a knee into a second leopard before quickly hopping to his other foot and sending a second sabre-toothed tiger flying away with another kick. The last uninjured cat caught a ki blast that would ruin any thoughts of attacking Gohan.

The half saiyan managed to remain most undetected after that, keeping under the radar with skills he had learned from Piccolo. He was rather good at surviving in the wild, having been taught the hard way. He let out a heavy yawn, his mouth hanging open for a moment as he continued onwards. It was starting to get dark, although that didn't matter much. He would find this rock and he would return it to the senile hermit. He was thinking this to himself when he bumped into something. It wasn't a rock.... nor was it a tree. He poked it for a moment before its head lifted. It was a Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was almost like an old friend that had finally come to see him again.

"This will be child's play." Gohan said, prepared to avoid any attempt to injure him that the overgrown dinosaur made. He was not however ready when the second T-rex snapped him up from behind. The teeth tore through his clothes yet didn't manage to cut through his flesh. It didn't need to chew though, swallowing the Turtle Student whole. It stood there for a moment smug that it had managed to catch such a speedy little snack. It began to look for somewhere to rest next to its mate when it stopped and looked at its stomach. The dinosaur's eyes bulged, a roar escaping it. The roar wasn't the only thing to escape it though, as Gohan burst forth from the gut of the Tyrannosaurus. "MASENKO HA!" The last thing the other dinosaur ever saw was a large wave of yellow ki that blasted it apart.

Gohan managed to find the rock nearby, at the base of a cliff. He was already thoroughly annoyed by the time he reached Kame House with it. He stormed up to Master Roshi, dropping the rock in his hand before immediately proceeding to the bathroom. He began to wash... and wash... and wash. It took days before Gohan finally couldn't smell the stench of dinosaur blood and stomach acid upon himself, yet it took at least a week before the Turtle Hermit would even stay in the same room as him, not even Alexi would hold a conversation with him until he finally managed to get rid of the smell.