Souless

AN: Hiya! Sorry that I haven't updated Speed: Saiyaman Style, I'll update that ASAP. In the mean time please read this one. This is about Gohan (of course) going into a coma instead of just fainting after he defeats cell. What's happening with the people around Gohan? What's happening to Gohan? READ and find out!

Chapter 1: On the verge of extinction

A young boy lay motionless in a void of greyness, his closed eyes looked tensed and his brows were stirring. In a second's time, the body started to shift, his eyelids soon opened up to reveal a pair of very dark eyes. His eyes darted from left to right, taking in his surroundings, he heaved himself up with some difficulty and just stared off into the empty grey space that surrounds him. When he tried to push him self up, he realised that he was badly injured, one of his arms was covered with blood and his clothes were torn. He had felt immense pain when he tried to get up but it didn't bother him, something else was on his mind.

Where am I? He thought to himself with a very confused expression laid about his face. Where am I? He repeated his thoughts, no doubt he had no clue as to how he got here, when he got here, what he's doing here, why he's here and where here is.

"HELLO?!" He screamed out into the vastness of the strange place, his voice echoed around him. "Anybody?" he said in a much smaller voice. Where the hell am I? WHERE THE BLOODY DAMN HELL AM I?!! He was almost surprised at himself for swearing even though it wasn't out loud. Where the hell did I learn that kinda language from anyway? Dammit! There I go again with the 'hell' and the 'damn' He clenched his head suddenly in pure frustration as if a migraine just attacked him. He let himself a few deep breaths to calm down.

He slid slowly down onto the grey floor and crossed his legs to sit. With another deep breath he closed his eyes, fully focusing on his thoughts. Okay, let's think, what's the last thing I remember? The last thing I remember…His mind searched his memory to what he recalled last. His eyes snapped open with his heart pumping excitedly and a relieved smile on his face.

I…I-I did it! I DID IT!! Cell, he's…he's dead! He's finally dead! I don't believe it! I defeated Cell!…His thoughts trailed on as he remembered his last encounter with the evil green bug. He was totally unaware of the change in his surroundings, not that it changed a great deal. But now the vast and empty grey room was white, resembling the Room of Spirit and Time. He couldn't help it but feel happy about his victory, it's not everyday that you get to beat the strongest villain in the world. And it's certainly not everyday that an eleven year old kid get to beat the strongest villain in the world. He was very proud of himself, he was only eleven and already he was the strongest being the whole wide world. No doubt his dad would be proud of him too. His dad…

Dad…What happened to him? He's dead that what! And…I..I killed him! I killed him! I killed him! But it's not my fault right? Right? Wrong! It's all my fault, it's all my fault! WHY?! Why did I allow Cell to self-destruct? Why didn't I kill him sooner? Why…? The poor boy broke down, he sobbed into his hands that were supporting his head. How had he let this happen? How? As if to match his mood, the room darkened till there were no light left in that void of emptiness. The boy continued to sob on, his mind still taunting him.

You failed, I failed, I'm ashamed to be even a part of you! You're a failure, I'm a failure! I failed everyone! I failed my friends because they counted on me to save them but instead I took one of their friends away. I failed mum because I was always training or out saving the world when she really wanted me to be with her, to be safe and to study hard so I can earn a living. I failed Dad because…because I killed him, that what! He trusted me the most, he trusted me to defeat Cell so we can all live in peace again, but he's dead now! And it's all my fault! Lastly, I failed my planet, I might have saved it for now but I destroyed one of its greatest heroes, I'm no hero, I'm no savior just a murderer, a murderer of my own father! It's my fault, everything is my fault, why? Why is everything my fault? No! It's not my fault, it's not my fault! It's your fault! It's all your fault! I don't want to be a part of you anymore! I don't! I hate you! I hate you1 I hate you!

"STOP IT!!! GO AWAY!! I DON'T WANT YOU! I DON'T NEED YOU EITHER! IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE THEN LEAVE! LEAVE! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" He screamed back to his mind with his emotions running high. And his mind stopped. It just stopped. There were no more voices in his head. He had completely stopped thinking as if his mind had left him. But that didn't stop the feelings and emotions in his heart. They raged on, the feelings of hurt, pain, lost, confusion, shame, sorrow, rage, anger, guilt and finally the feeling of failure.

His heart felt heavy in his chest and his tears kept on coming. His heart pounded hard and fast bringing pain to that side of his chest. The pounding only got louder and harder. It was as if it's saying that it didn't want to be a part of him as well.

"FINE!" he shouted. "You can go as well! I DON'T NEED YOU! YOU ONLY MAKE ME FEEL BAD! Leave if you really want to!" With that, his heart stopped dead. He no longer felt anything anymore. All he did was stare off into the once again changed room. The room was now separated into two parts, towards his right was the blinding whiteness and on his left was the darkness where shadows lurks unseen. But he didn't notice this, his mind was blank. No thoughts and no feelings, just the form of a boy sitting there staring into nothingness. He was no more. Just a shell, just the body of an empty soul. He was nothing.

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"What's wrong? Why isn't he healing?" Krillin asked as he watched helplessly as Dende, the green god tried his very best to heal the body of Gohan lying on the tiles of the lookout.

"I have no idea." Dende answered back and that was the truth. He could heal anyone as long as they are mortal and are not dead yet. Gohan was still breathing, though not much but he's still alive so can't he heal him?! Dende was growing weaker, he knew it but he should have healed anyone now even if they are on the verge of dying, it just didn't make sense. As if Gohan wasn't really there. With his last amount of strength he pushed it forward to hopefully heal Gohan. It didn't work, he collapsed on the floor from exhaustion.

"WHAT? DENDE!" Piccolo cried just as Dende hit the ground. He was very confused, why isn't Gohan healed yet?

"Oh dear!" Mr. Popo said in the background. All the Z fighters stared on in shock it didn't make sense.

"I'll put both of them in bed, Dende will be alright and I hope Gohan will be too. Why don't you guys get the dragonballs and make some wishes?" Piccolo walked over to where the two small bodies laid. He bent down and picked Gohan and Dende up, one under each arm and stalked off into the palace on the lookout.

"Oh dear dear dear, I hope they'll be alright. Oh! I better get the dragonballs shouldn't I?" Mr. Popo hurried along after Piccolo and emerged not too long after carrying the dragonballs. When he placed all seven of them together the balls began to grow and a great being emerged as Mr. Popo called forth the Shenron (or is it Shenrong?).

The great green dragon in the sky boomed its deep voice down at the people who have summoned him. "I shall grant you two wishes. Think carefully for they will come true. Now what is your wish?"

The group looked at each other and Krillin called out to the great dragon. "We wish for all of the people on Earth who are killed by Cell to be brought back to life."

The eternal dragon's red eyes glowed as it granted their wish. "It has been done." It boomed once again. "Now what is your second wish?"

The group looked at each other again. What would be their second wish? This time Yamcha spoke to the great being. "Can we use our whole second wish to bring Goku back to life?"

"No you can not. Goku has been revived before therefore I cannot bring him back to life again."

Everyone carried disappointed looks on their faces, Goku hasn't been gone for very long and already they missed him. But there was something else that was very important that they needed to wish for.

"Can you please heal Go-" Krillin's voice was cut short by Yamcha screaming "WAIT" at him. He turned and stared at his friend with a questioning face.

Trunks who had just been revived sat up and looked over his surroundings. He noticed his friends in front of him with a giant green dragon. They must be making the wishes. He thought and decided to leave all his questions to the end.

"Don't make the wish just yet. I've got an idea! We can ask the dragon to take us to new Namek, then we can wish for Goku to come back to life and for Gohan to be healed as well. The third wish can be used to get us back here again." Yamcha explained looking very pleased with himself for thinking up such a brilliant idea. At the mention of Gohan, Trunks was worried. What had happened to the past self of his mentor? Is he in that bad of a condition that they needed the dragonballs to heal him?

"Yamcha you're a genius!" Krillin exclaimed and rushed over to hug him but Goku's voice stopped him before he was able to reach him.

"Don't I get a say?" the voice in everyone's mind boomed cheerily. Everyone was really confused, were they making up that voice in their heads? Goku seems to have sensed their confusion and went on talking. "Well, you see I'm using King Kai to talk to you guys. Listen, I've been thinking about this and I don't want to be wished back. There really is no point! I mean Gohan is so strong now, the Earth doesn't need me to protect it and plus haven't you realised that all the villains that attacked Earth was because of me? I think it'll be better for everyone if I stayed here in Other World. Gohan needs the second wish, when he wakes up tell him that I love him and that I'm so proud of him. For now goodbye to you all." And that was it. As simple as that. He's not coming back. Everyone's heads fell, for one moment they had thought that they will get their friend back but now, the rain was pouring harder than it had before.

"Ahem!" The dragon cleared its throat and all attentions were back to him. "You still have another wish."

"We wish for Gohan to be healed." Krillin said simply.

The dragon's eyes glowed for a while and the glow faded when Shenron spoke. "That cannot be done."

"What?" Trunks yelled from the back of the group, he has no idea what was going on but it was something bad and it concerned Gohan. "What do you mean you can't heal him? What happened to him?"

"Gohan cannot be healed. Right now Gohan is not complete, there are parts of him that have left his body and soul. Without those parts, Gohan is not whole and his soul is not willing to be healed." Shenron said.

Everyone stared at it in shock. What the hell did it just say and what does it all mean?

"What is your second wish?" Shenron impatiently asked.

"Umm…we I'm outta ideas what about you guys?" Yamcha asked around the little group. Tien shook his head from side to side, Piccolo still wasn't back yet, Trunks was staring in shock at the green snake like dragon and Krillin looked thoughtful.

"I…I think I have one, if you guys don't mind." Krillin finally said after some consideration. Yamcha nodded for Krillin to continue. "Well, I was wondering if you could revive Android 17."

"WHAT?!" Yamcha screamed out. "Are you nuts!?"

"Well, he's not THAT bad." Krillin defended himself.

"It cannot be done." Shenron announced in the middle of Yamcha and Krillin's argument. Shenron was seriously getting sick and tired of this. It must be the longest time someone had taken to make a damn wish.

Turning away from Yamcha, Krillin spoke again. "Well then can you remove Android 18 bomb?"

"That wish is granted." Shenron said hastily and disappeared as the dragonballs scattered around Earth.

Even though she had stormed off while Dende was trying to heal Gohan, Android 18 hid herself on the lookout, she wanted to know just what the gang was doing there and why she was with them. She was shocked that Gohan couldn't be healed and whatever gibberish the Shenron guy said about Gohan didn't make sense. And now this shocked her even more. This guy who was her enemy had tried to bring back her dead brother and when it didn't work he removed her bomb? What's he playing at?

"Hey! You!" 18 shouted, stepping out from her hiding place. "What do think you were doing?"

Krillin gasped when he saw 18 standing there. How long had she been there? "I…I…" he stammered not knowing what he was going to say.

"Well whatever you were thinking, thank you." She said with a rather soft tone. She flicked her hair aside and flew away.

"I…I…" Krillin didn't know what just happened. Did she thank him? Yes she did! He smiled as he watched the back of 18 flying away from his sight.

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Piccolo sat by Gohan's bed gently stroking his hair. He had heard what was happening outside and was shocked more than the others when he heard that parts of Gohan had actually left his body. What parts? How? Why? He just didn't get it, he just didn't know.

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AN: Did ya like that? Was it confusing? Did I rush it? Is it boring? Was my grammar bad? I wanna know! But most importantly do you want more of the story? If you do then review plz.

And pplz I will update Speed: Saiyaman Style very soon, I promise!