Chapter 1:

"Gohan. My son. Tell your mother that I am sorry. Tell her I had to do this."

How could this happen? Why? Why was he so arrogant? Why did he not kill Cell? Why did he let his power go to his head?

He saw his dad's mouth move. His fingers were going to his forehead. Gohan recognized the move. Instant Transmission. A technique that transports you to someone as fast as light. No, his father was doing something…no…his daddy is going to sacrifice himself for his cursed mistake.

No, he couldn't let that happen. Gohan won't let that happen. He had run away for so many times. His friends and father have constantly sacrificed themselves to save him from danger. This time Gohan would do it.

Before he even knew it Goku was knocked out by Gohan. He smashed to the ground and was thrown back to his friends who looked in shock at Gohan. "Get away from here!" Gohan yelled. He looked at Piccolo. He then whispered "Goodbye." His friend, no best friend heard him. Piccolo shook his head, but Gohan had already turned to the abomination known as Cell. It was but another thirty seconds before it would explode.

His friends flew away, his father with them. All of them looked in shock…that included Vegeta when he saw that Gohan started to glow brightly. The Prince suddenly felt his heart clench as he saw Gohan had tears on his face. 'He knows he will not survive.' As all of his friends looked on they saw a thin outline of a circle appear around Gohan and the big bloated second form of Cell.

Mr. Satan and his Crew ran as far away as possible…these freaks were definantly not humans. Two of them appeared and took him into the air. Then the desert rumbled. Mountains started to crumble into dust and tremors raced through the Earth. Gohan's aura sparked and thin pieces of golden dust started to rise from his body.

To everyone outside who could feel energy they felt Gohan's power increase more and more. "Gohan…" Trunks said. They suddenly knew what he was going through. Ten seconds. Gohan's body started to produce more than just dust. Blood started to spill out of his nose.

"NO!" Cell yelled as he knew that even this energy would destroy him. He couldn't die. NOT YET!

Five seconds. The outline became stronger as Gohan pumped more power into the Shield. He felt more of his body bleed. Two Seconds. He knew this was it. Today, he would die. Today Son Gohan would finally meet death to the face. Today he would be the one to save his father. And he would die knowing he had corrected his cursed mistake.

One Second…

"Mom, Krillin, Piccolo, Trunks, Vegeta… I do this for you. And yes, especially for you…Father!" And with that Gohan let out a roar. The energy that was pent up inside of him was released. It strained violently at the shield. For a second everyone thought it would explode, but it didn't. The energy ate both Gohan and Cell's flesh. Cell didn't even explode. His body's energy was being neutralised by Gohan's own.

Cell disintegrated to the last molecule. And when that last molecule disappeared…the shield around Gohan broke and the energy expanded. Everyone watched in shock as the explosion tore through the desert. The Cell arena was now nothing but a hole…if the energy subsided.

Everyone felt their hearts clench as they felt Gohan's energy wane. Again the energy around him seemed to expand twice as much. Krillin and Piccolo whispered "Gohan." Then suddenly they realized it…the fact that Gohan was…going to die. "GOHAN!" They yelled.

As if things couldn't get worse, Goku woke up. He felt his son's energy falter and disappear. And he knew…he knew what happened.

"GOHAN!" Goku yelled.

And so one of the greatest heroes of the universe sacrificed himself to protect his family and his friends. He was the best son one could ask for, the best friend and the one everyone seemed to love and found a spot for…even Vegeta. Here son Gohan dies…a proud Super Saiyan that had given a life so that the Earth could see the sun rise once more.