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Planet Earth has entered a new era of peace now that the nefarious evil android known as Cell has been completely and utterly destroyed with life returning to normalcy for the people of Earth and Cell becoming nothing more than a mere memory.  Everyone has been led to believe Mr. Satan is the one responsible for saving them from certain destruction when in fact it wasn't Mr. Satan at all. No. It was an 11-year-old boy named Gohan who destroyed Cell and put an end to the Android Conflict for good

However, despite not being recognized for this monumental accomplishment, it suited Gohan, his family, and friends just fine as they didn't want the spotlight being put on them. Since then and while also dealing with the death of his father, Gohan had spent his time with his nose in the book catching up on all the schoolwork he had missed for the past several months, helping his mother, Chichi, when she needed him and only left the house whether it was for grocery shopping or study breaks never straying too far from home

But today is different. Seeing how hard her son had been studying for the past few weeks, When Chichi went into Gohan's room, she told her son if he wanted to, he can take a break from studying and go out to get some fresh air and maybe catch up with his friends again

" Seriously?" asked Gohan incredulously as he closed one of his textbooks and turned his head to look at his mother

Chichi nods her head lightly smiling warmly at her son " Of course and you deserve it, Gohan. You kept your promise to knuckle down and study hard after saving the world and it shows with your grades. So how about getting out of here for a few hours and when you come back, I'll make us a delicious dinner"

" Thanks, mom. Sounds great and it has been kinda boring for me just staying here and doing school work. I can't wait to see Krillin, Master Roshi, and the others again" Gohan said excitedly getting up from his chair and giving his mother a quick hug

Chichi hugs her son back still smiling " Just don't stay out too late, it's only one day off. We have to make sure you finish the next two semesters with top marks before starting high school. Now go on and get out of here before I change my mind" she said giggling softly 

" Don't worry mom, I won't be late. I promise" Gohan replied letting go of his mother and instead of leaving his bedroom and going out the front door, he opens up his bedroom window with the soft breeze blowing into his room and climbs out

" Say hi to everyone for me," Chichi says standing by the window now with her arms folded across her chest

Gohan turned his head to his mother and quickly nodded. Within seconds he takes off into the air and flying high in the sky. The soft breeze and the warm sun shining down on his body are a welcome sight to the young Saiyan hybrid. It had been particularly hard on him and his mother during the first weeks of dealing with the loss of Goku and everything that happened in the Cell Games, but as the weeks went on the pain started to get easier when they had each other including Ox-King to rely on for support

Now that he is free to spend the day as he pleases, Gohan doesn't fly at top speed as he would normally do when getting groceries or whatever else Chichi needed. No. This time Gohan is taking his sweet time taking it in as he flies past over a little of the countryside. A couple of birds flew side by side with the young boy for a couple of seconds before flying off in different directions which made Gohan chuckle softly 

It may only be one day off but Gohan is determined to not only make every single minute count

" I can't wait to see everyone again. It's been so long", Gohan thought to himself as now flies over a deep area of a forest

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Not far in the countryside from where Gohan is flying over a slightly older Maron is out driving after leaving Ginger Town and listening to her favorite song on the radio without a care in the world, the breeze blowing her blue hair in the background. It has been some time since she had been in a relationship with anyone decent since Krillin broke up with her. In fact, one day she planned on paying Krillin a special visit to Kame House hoping he would take her back. However, as she drew near to the island in her boat, she saw Krillin had moved on with a blonde woman and quickly left before being spotted by him or Roshi, crushing her hopes and dreams of being with him again 

She sighs painfully to herself just thinking about that visit the other day and seeing how happy Krillin is with that woman. If only she had stuck around longer and waited for Krillin to return while he was off fighting the Androids, they could have gotten back together again by then. Now that she knows, she will never get another chance with him or be destined to have another meaningful relationship again 

"It's probably for the best I suppose,"  Maron thought to herself while getting lost in the happy memories she had with Krillin where he loved her for her, his goofy smile and laughter, his caring nature.

As she continued to daydream a little longer about Krillin, Maron quickly snaps out of her thoughts as she noticed she is about to hit a tree with her car at the last second and quickly swerved to avoid contact, which caused her car to zig-zag across the road for a bit until she was able to regain control again and stops her vehicle to gather herself

Once the blue-haired woman is able to regain her composure, She started up her car again until she noticed from the corner of her eye someone flying in the air not far from where she is and turned her head up and in the direction of where the flying person is 

" I wish I could do that", Maron thought as she still stares up at the figure, and with her eyes squinting she starts to recognize the figure  "Wait is that?"

Maron waited about a minute when the figure came into full view and is able to see it is none other than Gohan and smiles widely " Gohan? My goodness the boy has grown since the last time I met him. HEY! DOWN HERE!" she shouts, getting out of her car and waves her arms up and down in order to get Gohan's attention 

Gohan instantly heard a woman's voice and as he looked down to find the source he is surprised to see the person shouting and waving their arms is none other than Krillin's ex, Maron " Ah, hey Maron" he smiles a little and quickly flew down towards the girl

"  It is you, Gohan. Wow someone has turned into a handsome hunk", Maron remarked as she watched the young boy fly down and land in front of her. Just seeing him upfront now in person, she still couldn't believe how much Gohan had grown since they last met

Gohan's face instantly turned red and becomes shy due to Maron's compliment " Uhhh thanks. I guess"

Maron couldn't help but giggle at Gohan blushing in front of her finding it cute " I bet you are really popular with all the girls in school, huh" she says looking up and down at him seeing at him"  I bet you are. Aren't you" gently elbowing his chest

" Ummm not really. Mom home schools me so I really haven't spent a lot of time with girls or know any"

" Homeschooling, huh. Gee that must suck. Not being able to see your friends and date some cute girls. Trust me, you'd be Mr. popular with the girls with a body like that. Wait!" Maron started to drift off into her thoughts having a brief flashback to her encounter with Chichi on Roshi's Island and how pissed her off " Oh yeah, now I remember your mother. That crazy old lady with anger issues" she says giggling a bit 

Gohan chuckled a little at Maron's comment about Chichi " Yeah, my mom can be a bit overprotective and all. But she just wants what's best for me is all. Even if it means being super strict"

 " I suppose. But she should let you have some fun once and awhile" a lightbulb goes off in Maron's head making her snap her fingers" Hey if you're not doing anything or your mom is expecting you back soon. Do you want to hang out? I literally have nothing planned to do today and it would be a good way for us to catch up"

" Actually, I do have some time to kill. Why not. It will be a good chance for us to catch up"

" Good! Hop in the car and let's hit the town. Unless you have that cute flying dinosaur dragon that I could ride on like last time"

" Icarus? Yeah I still have him but he's off somewhere else for now and I don't mind being inside a car. It's not often I get to ride one of these anyway" Gohan replied as he gets into the passenger seat buckling himself in

Maron gets back into her seat again buckling herself again as she started up her car again and drives down the road " So tell me, Gohan. What have you been up to since the last time we met? Other than being homeschooled of course" she asked curiously this time keeping her eyes on the road 

" Well, quite a lot actually. Aside from studying, I've been training a lot, and although I'm sure you heard the news that Mr. Satan defeated Cell when it was actually me who beat him" Gohan answered turning his head to look out at the multiple trees and fields of grass passing in front of him 

Although meeting up with Maron again is quite unexpected, Gohan is actually glad to have met her again when he did. He had often wondered on a couple of occasions how Maron was and what she was doing since splitting from Krillin

" You beat Cell?!" Maron exclaimed

" Yeah I managed to beat him but it came with a price..."

" Wow, not only am I sitting next to a handsome hunk but a real world's savior. I knew a guy like Mr. Satan could never beat or let alone touch a guy like Cell. Maybe if I never met you guys before, I might have believed it" Maron said excitedly. She always had her suspicions about Mr. Satan not being the hero he claimed to be and now she got her confirmation. She then remembered Gohan saying something about a price " What price was that?" she asked and  briefly looked at him this time 

Gohan met Maron's excited gaze and instead of showing off as Mr. Satan would, he met her's with a sad frown as a quick flash of Goku sacrificing himself in vain to stop Cell  "T-T-Thanks Maron... And uhh... well....my father died trying to stop him " he then looked away and down at his legs

" Oh.....I see. Although it's a different story, I know how it feels to lose a father.  I lost my dad when I was a little girl in a car accident" Maron confessed shaking her head of the memory and keeping her eyes on the road in front of her

"Sorry to hear... And thanks for that" Gohan says smiling at Maron and feeling a little comfort although he thought it was awful for Maron to lose her father, to know they were in the same boat and missing their father's from time to time is a comforting sight to him

'"Thanks. Why haven't you told everyone the truth about Cell? Why let that baboon take all the credit? From what I heard he was knocked out with one flick" Maron briefly turned her head to look at Gohan again before back on the road turning down the next road which lead them out of the countryside

"Ehh... I don't really care about fame, wealth, and all of that. If anything it'll just cause us a lot more problems than what we already have. It's best we let Mr. Satan deal with the crowds. But enough about me. What's been happening in your life, Maron?" Gohan asked wanting to know more about her now 

Maron giggles softly finding Gohan somewhat admirable" How very noble of you. Now that's a sign of a true hero. As for me, not much. After Krillin broke up with me, I went into a string of bad relationships with guys that only want one thing from me. I wanted Krillin back because he was good to me and loved me for me. You know. I did go to that creepy old man's home to see Krillin but I was told by him, you and the others were fighting robots with red ribbons.  So I waited for a while but I got bored which was very stupid of me and I ran off with more douchebag exes of mine. Then after Cell, I tried one more time three days ago but I saw Krillin with another woman" she sighs sadly

Gohan couldn't help but wince and feel a little sorry when hearing the string of bad relationships Maron went in after losing Krillin " S..sorry to hear that. It must have been really tough on you"

Maron then nods her head lightly " Yeah it has but it is my fault. I was too flirty, not there's nothing wrong with it but...I don't know, I mean I guess I just don't want to end up alone. You know? Plus it's my fault for not waiting until you guys came back after robot fighting. I think it's best if I just stay single for a while, get myself sorted, and wait for the right...." she scoffed and rolled her eyes " Yeah, I'm never gonna have another guy like Krillin again. You get only one chance at those. I'm ok with that. I have to be" she says sadly still mentally kicking herself

"Really am sorry to hear about that, Maron. I'm sure you'll find someone who'd care about you" Gohan said sympathetically

" You're sweet, Gohan. Any girl would be lucky to be with you"

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They finally arrive in Nickytown, the city where it had once been deserted thanks to Cell, now the population is fully restored with its residents out and about minding their own business whether it was walking on foot shopping or driving their cars. Maron slows down her car as they arrive at an intersection and turned to her friend " I don't know about you but I could go for some food. What do you say? My treat"

T-Thanks... And I wouldn't mind some food but you don't need to pay just for me" Gohan says smiling at Maron again 

" I know but I want to because thanks to my cosmetics job which actually pays pretty well, not only are you my only best friend in the world but it's also my way of saying thank you for saving us from that bug" Maron giggled a little turning her attention back on the road and when seeing the green light again drives further into the city

It only takes them at least ten minutes of Maron driving around and them looking around for a place to eat until they finally find a diner in Nickytown where neither of them was looking to eat something fancy anyway. Just some decent good food while continuing to catch up with each other since that was the main thing at the end of the day 

Maron drives into the small diner parking lot and parked her car just right outside the dining entrance and turning the engine off. She then turned to her friend smiling at him " I dunno about you stud but I could maybe go for some burgers, chips, and a milkshake"

" Uh...yeah that actually sounds great Maron and thanks again. I really appreciate it and I'm glad we bumped into each other again" Gohan says with a little chuckle unbuckling his seat belt as he did and flashing a cute smile at the blue-haired woman 

Maron smiles widely at Gohan and giggles softly " Me too. Now let's get in there and we pick up this conversation" she replied unbuckling her seatbelt, quickly grabbing her bag, and getting out of the car slinging it over her shoulder

Gohan does the same by getting out of the car and waiting for Maron to lock up her car before walking into the diner with her. Luckily for them, there weren't many customers around so they would be able to order their meals and get them as soon as possible. Three customers, two girls, and an old man were seated at the front counter, while two private booths were filled by one happy couple and another two male friends

" Hey, Gohan. Why don't you save us the booth at the very end down there? While I go up and give our orders. Any particular burger and milkshake you want?" Maron asked turning only her head to look at her friend 

"  You can't go wrong with a good chocolate milkshake and a cheeseburger will do just fine" Gohan replied smiling as he walked down the small aisle booths until reaching the very last one at the end of the aisle as Maron suggested and sits down 

So far today has turned out to be rather exciting for Earth's Saiyan warrior, he's been given the day off from studying thanks to Chichi and is allowed to do whatever he wanted  and although Gohan never intentionally planned on bumping into Maron as he wanted to head to Roshi's island, the Lookout or Capsule Corp, he is definitely pleased to encounter Krillin's ex-girlfriend instead

However, unlike last time where Maron seemed extremely naive or perhaps your usual case of a ditzy bimbo. It appeared to Gohan not only Maron had retained her friendly personality but she seems more intuitive and grounded, despite her recent heartbreaks. It didn't matter to Gohan though, he's just glad to have run into an old friend and is spending time with them 

Once she's done ordering their meals, Maron walked over to the end booth and sees Gohan lost in thought " Everything ok there, champ?", she asked as she sits down on the opposite end from Gohan at the booth 

" Huh?" Gohan then snaps out of his thoughts and shakes his head " Yeah, everything is fine. It's just so good to see you again, Maron. I'm really glad we bumped into each other when we did" he says chuckling

Maron smiles warmly and nodded her head in agreement " Me too. You have no idea how much fun I'm having right now.  Seriously, if you didn't come along when you did. I don't know what I'd be doing on my day off today. Well....nothing as fun as this", she says giggling placing her bag beside her 

Gohan said nothing in reply and just smiles 

It is true what Maron said about having fun and being excited to see Gohan again. Truth be told, the blue-haired woman doesn't exactly have a lot of friends despite her outgoing and bubbly personality. Although it didn't stop her from trying but during a couple of times she tried making friends it always ended in misery when it came to having boyfriends and not knowing they were in relationships, to begin with

That was the old her when she couldn't stand being alone for more than five minutes but not anymore. Ever since breaking up with her last ex, Maron realized she needed to be on her own and reflect on some of her actions in order to be able to grow as a person before trying to get into another relationship again where she not only respects herself but wants something more than just the casual fling

" Hey, Gohan. Promise me one thing. It doesn't matter if I didn't see any of your other friends again or Krillin but after today we stay in touch. I'd feel better knowing I at least have one good friend in my life that I didn't end up ruining and losing", Maron said softly hoping Gohan would want to stay in touch with her after they part ways today 

Gohan looked at Maron seeing the little twinkle in her eye " Of course. I promise. I think after we part ways again it would suck to know this was only a one-off", he said as then watched Maron going through her bag bringing out a piece of paper and a pen

" I don't think your mom would ever allow me to visit. So I'll give you my address if you ever feel like hanging out with me again", Maron informed as she quickly wrote down both her address and even her phone number, and handed it over to Gohan 

Gohan takes the paper with Maron's address and phone number from her folds it neatly in half and puts it into his pocket. Just as he did the waitress comes over to their table with their cheeseburgers, fries, and chocolate milkshakes. She lays down their plates of food and milkshakes before walking off to attend to another customer 

" Mmm don't these look good, huh. Dig in champ. You've earned it", Maron said giggling grabbing her chocolate milkshake first and taking a small sip

Gohan on the other hand grabs his cheeseburger and starts biting into it. For the next several minutes the two of them were eating and enjoying their meal before Maron starts the conversation once again

" You want to know a secret?" Maron asked Gohan before picking up a french fry and eating it while looking at the young warrior with her blue eyes

" Mmm-hmm" Gohan murmured while taking another bite into his burger and didn't want to be seen as rude while talking with his mouthful in front of her or have everyone else in the diner room hear him 

" I know it's been forever since we last saw each other and it's only been like an hour but I feel very comfortable around you like I can just be myself and not be judged or mocked. Anyway, when I was in relationships, especially bad ones. I played up the dumb bimbo just so guys could like me and I didn't have to be alone. Sure, there were times I was a complete idiot especially around your friends, and upsetting them, your mom included. But after my last breakup which was shortly before Cell announced to the world his Cell Games thing, I started to grow as a person and realize that if I keep continuing what I was doing I'll never be truly happy with myself. So I decided to stick it out and just be alone...enjoy my own company and just really love myself. You know what? I actually like it. I've learned a lot about myself, the mistakes I made and just not settle with those that I can't be totally comfortable around and not play the dumb bimbo", Maron confessed  genuinely, reflecting on her past actions and seeing how much she has changed 

As Gohan listened to Maron's story about her failed relationships, learning to love herself and grow as a person he couldn't help but smile proudly at her " I'm very proud and happy to hear that, Maron. I can definitely see you've changed since the last time we met, not that I was looking down or thinking mean things about you back then because I wasn't. It's just...from the moment I saw you again I could tell you weren't the same person as before. I wish you nothing but the best", he tells her before drinking more of his milkshake 

Maron meets Gohan's smiling gaze and smiles back at him " Why thank you, champ. Who would have thought it would have taken an evil insect who was also strangely handsome at the same time and I'm not going to lie, Cell was kinda handsome who threatened to destroy our planet to put things into perspective for me. Although I'm not sure I'll ever have another relationship like the one I had with Krillin again. I do feel very confident about the future, especially with you in the picture now"

" No problem"

" So. When we're done here I was thinking maybe we can go see an action movie and I also do need to do some grocery shopping. But other than that, I'm open to ideas"

Gohan drinks a little more of his milkshake first before answering Maron's question. He thinks it over for at least a minute before shrugging his shoulders not being able to come up with any ideas "  Well, I don't have any other ideas myself. But a movie and helping you with your grocery shop is a good start I think", he finally answered 

" Hmmm, it is definitely a good start. So how about the grocery shop first because that's the least fun and I really need to get some food in the fridge again. Then afterward the movie and maybe...." Maron paused for a moment as her head raced with thoughts on the possibilities of what they could do afterward

Gohan watched Maron for a moment as he puts down his near-empty glass and picks up the last big piece of his burger and eats it while patiently waiting for Maron to finish what she is about to say on the other stuff they could possibly do after the movie 

" This might sound lame. How about hanging out at the beach and having a little walk before you have to leave as I'm sure your mom would want you back early"

" Yeah, no. I don't mind taking a little walk on the beach with you, Maron. Sounds good to me especially with what you said about doing the shopping first and then going to the movies"

Maron smiles widely at Gohan " Good. It is settled then"

The two friends resumed finishing the rest of their meals, emptying their plates and their glasses of where their milkshakes used to be in

Maron pushes her plate away from her and does a little burp " Oops. Excuse me" she then giggles lightly " Well I'm full. You need to hit the restroom before we go?" she asked the young teenager

" Nope. I'm good" Gohan replied also pushing his empty plate away from him

" Alrighty, I'll be right back because I need to use the little girl's room" Maron informed as she gets up from her seat, slid out of the booth, and headed into the women's bathroom to use the toilet. Three minutes later, Maron returns from the bathroom and back to the booth where Gohan waited patiently for her ' Ready to go handsome?" she asks grabbing her bag and slinging it over her shoulder

" Indeed I am. Let's get out of here" Gohan chuckled getting up from his seat and sliding out of the booth. From there he followed Maron down the small aisle and over to the front door again

Maron puts her hand on the doorknob and feeling a little cheeky, she looks over her shoulder and at Gohan " Too bad you don't go to a public school, not that there's anything wrong with you being homeschooled. It's just that if  you did,  you could have bragged to your friends for having a hot woman as a friend", she teases

As soon as she teased him she sees Gohan's face turning red again not being able to come up with a response to that

" What? You don't think I'm beautiful anymore?", Maron asks pretending to feel a little hurt when she's really just playfully teasing Gohan a little more 

"H-Huh!? W- No! I didn't mean it like that!"

Maron giggles amusingly at Gohan's red expression " Relax, I'm just teasing you is all. I mean nothing by it but if you did end up bragging to those that don't know me. You'd be super popular I can imagine. However, I like you just the way you are, Gohan. Super humble, strong, and sweet. Never change, kid", she then opens the door and walks out of the diner 

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After leaving the diner,  Gohan helped Maron with her grocery shopping before they headed back to Ginger Town where Maron actually resided and even got a quick tour of her apartment which included a balcony and a good view of the town before they spent most of that afternoon at the movies watching Pamput's final movie role. Gohan didn't know who Pamput was nor cared unlike Maron but he enjoyed just being in Maron's company which is enough for him

Once the movie was finished and the sun started to set, Gohan and Maron now found themselves walking side by side each other by the sea on the beach both barefoot and carrying their shoes in one hand  each

" I've really enjoyed hanging out with you today, Gohan. This is probably the most fun I've had in a really long time. Thank you for being kind enough to hang out with a woman like me who doesn't have any friends", Maron says softly looking at Gohan 

" Well, I can't take all the credit. You were a lot of fun and made today great, it's been one of the best days of my life. Although I wasn't able to visit Roshi, Krillin, or the others, I was able to at least spend it with you", Gohan replied with a warm smile

" Oh?" Maron raised an eyebrow curiously when hearing Gohan had plans to meet his other friends " I'm sorry for keeping you away from them. You should have said something earlier so you could have left and gone over their places", she said with a tint of sadness in her voice and feeling a little guilty

Gohan shakes his head at Maron " No, no. Don't be sorry Maron, as I said you were a lot of fun today and really made my day. I'm glad I ran into you earlier today because the time has just flown by.  However, I may have to leave soon and head home. If that's ok"

Maron smiled a little at Gohan and feeling relieved he enjoyed her company just as much as she enjoyed his " Thanks, champ. Yeah it's totally fine if you have to get going soon. But before you go, Gohan. How is ..uh....what was his name again?" she stopped walking which also made Gohan stop walking and starts to think about the spikey-haired and a somewhat timid man she flirted with back at Roshi's island " Yama...Yamc. No that's not it. Yamch....Yama...Yamcha is it?", she asked curiously

" Yamcha? Yeah, he's doing well for himself since the last time I saw him which was before and during the Cell Games" Gohan answered now facing Maron 

" Has he? Well, that's good to know. I still feel a little bad for flirting with him when we were both in a relationship at that time. Good luck to him and to the others. Is that old perv still alive by the way?"

" Roshi? Yeah as crazy as it is, he is still alive and kicking. It's funny because he still looked the same during the first time I met him which was when I was four years old. He may be a creep at times but he's a good person deep down", Gohan said 

Maron nods her head a little with her hair blowing in the wind " I'm sure Roshi is a decent guy deep down but he definitely needs to do some growing up himself" she says giggling softly and remembers the times Roshi groped her " No, it's all in the past now. I harbor no grudge against him or the others"

Not far from where Maron and Gohan were, a group of male friends was walking by when they noticed Maron from afar and got a good look at some of her assets hidden underneath her red dress. Foolishly believing they would ever have a shot and get lucky with a girl like her, they all go down to where Maron is

" Well look what we have here, boys. A beautiful woman and some little pipsqueak that is obviously bothering her. Beat it, punk", said the group's leader named Kilobyte with him and his friends now pushing Gohan out of the way surrounding Maron and checking her body out underneath her dress

In the past, Maron would take it as a compliment but now she just rolls her eyes knowing these people only want one thing from her which was no longer good enough for her " Sorry boys. I'm not interested. Go find someone else, there are other girls on the beach"

" Yeah but nowhere near as beautiful as you are" replied Kiloybte with a slight smirk as he stepped a little closer to the woman until they were just inches apart and begins to leer lustfully at Maron's tits ' We're good guys, honest. Why don't you ditch the kid and have some fun with real men" he suggested with his friends chuckling in the background 

" Sorry but not interested and if you can't tell, I'm busy hanging out with my friend, Gohan. Who you rudely pushed away and would crush you within one second. Besides he's more of a man than you morons. Bye now" Maron replied and as she attempted to walk past Kilobyte and his friends, she feels her ass being slapped by Kilobyte. From there, Maron turns around and slaps Kilobyte across the face " I'm getting sick to death of being treated  LIKE A SEXUAL OBJECT FROM SCUM LIKE YOU", she yelled feeling very pissed off

Feeling humiliated by Maron's slap, Kilobyte punches Maron hard across her face causing her to stumble back and nearly trip over until being saved by one of Kilobyte's friends who held her tight within his grasp

" HEY! Get your hands off of her!" Gohan growled as he looked at Kilobye and his friends in contempt, no longer could he stand by and allow these thugs to harass Maron. Just seeing her being punched by Kilobyte was enough to make his blood boil

Kilobyte turned his full attention onto the teenager just as the rest of his friends did, instead of being somewhat fearful of Gohan's outburst. He grins at him and foolishly believes beating up Gohan would be a piece of cake " He's all mine boys. Hold that slut tightly because what I'm about to do to this kid won't take too long", he says cracking his knuckles

" GIVE HIM HELL GOHAN. SHOW NO MER...", Maron was suddenly caught off in mid yelling as her mouth is quickly covered by one of  Kilobyte's friends who was holding her back  in order to shut her up

Within one second Gohan slams a devastating elbow to  Kilobyte's midsection causing him a tremendous amount of pain. Kilobyte's friend's all looked on in horror due to how fast Gohan was because neither of them had seen someone move that fast before. Maron watched Gohan in awe as this is the first time she had seen him in action and let alone move like a speeding bullet

" Gah!" Kilobyte coughs up saliva clutching his midsection and stumbling back a little just before collapsing to his knees. He looks up angrily at the teenager while trying to fight through the overwhelming amount of pain he's feeling " L...lucky shot....k...kid"

Gohan grabs Kilobyte by his shirt and gives him an unnerving glare " Let this be a lesson to you and your friends. It is never ok to harass let alone hit another woman' he then headbutted Kilobye sending him off his feet and back a few meters

Kilobyte falls hard on his back causing him to groan a little more while the rest of his friends were left petrified and don't do anything to help him, with one losing his entire grip from Maron letting her go. No longer feeling confident in his abilities, Kilobyte looks at Gohan with fear as he gets up " Y...yes sir, sorry sir. We'll be going now" he then runs off in the opposite direction along with his friends 

With the thugs gone, Maron graciously throws her arms around Gohan and pulling him in for a tight hug, and gives him a quick kiss on his cheek  " Thank you, Gohan. That was amazing what you did and I'm so thankful to have a friend like you"

" Ahh, it was nothing, besides your my friend. There's no way I was going to let them walk all over and hurt you after what that prick did. Just a friend looking out for a friend" Gohan chuckles happily hugging Maron back

Maron breaks their hug after a few seconds and lets go of the teenager. As she did a lightbulb goes off in her hand which causes her to smile " Say, Gohan. Maybe the next time we meet. How about you give me a few pointers in Martial Arts. So when I'm on my own somewhere and some other creep tries anything with me, I'll be able to defend myself. Plus I think it would be a good idea if I was able to fight back because I'm sick of these guys trying to touch and feel me up", she says in a hopeful matter that Gohan will accept her offer

" Yeah, sure. I don't mind teaching you and I agree it would be a good idea if you were able to defend yourself in case I'm, not around next time"

" It is settled. Next time we hang out we'll also do a little training. I suppose you have to be getting back now, huh. Well, don't let me keep you, thanks again, Gohan. I really needed this" Maron says smiling happily and gives Gohan another quick hug

Gohan smiled and hugged her back one last time before they let go of each other " Don't sweat it and yeah, next time we'll do a bit of training. Goodbye, for now, it really has been a lot of fun" he says chuckling and as soon as Maron lets go of him again, he takes off into the air and started to fly back home