Ummei No Hi- Day of Destiny
Ossu, Minna-san! As you all know, I don't own Dragon Ball
Z. This is something that takes place
after my story: "I don't want him to fight!" Someone said that they wanted to
read an explanation of why Goku sent Gohan up against Cell on purpose. Here it
is! ^_~ Minna-san, I would like more
than two, three, or four reviews okay? Thanks!
Up high on rock
outcroppings, seven warriors stood with their eyes trained on the battlefield.
The ground was barren and brown and the ring that had been the only decoration
on this landscape was gone, destroyed by Cell himself.
The air was full of dust and
heavy with tension and apprehension. The quote on quote 'World Martial Arts
Champion' and his gang was long forgotten. All eyes were trained on the boy who
was now on the battlefield.
One warrior in particular
watched. His body was muscular, his hair spiky and light blond, with bright
green eyes; his face and eyes were tinged with worry. And who wouldn't be when
their son was buried under a pile of rocks?
As he watched, golden energy
seeped through the rocks and lifted them, revealing the pissed off youth.
Relief spread through Son Goku in waves as he watched his son walk back to
Cell. Cuts and scrapes adorned his face, arms, and chest, his gi was torn and
singed, and two rivulets of blood ran down his forehead and came from a cut on
his forehead that bled profusely.
Despite his son's injuries,
he was fine. Anxiety washed away as his son stopped in front of Cell. He stood
tall and confident and strong with hell burning his bright green eyes.
Goku's breath came out
slowly. He didn't realize he'd been holding it until now. One couldn't say he
had no reason to be concerned, even scared for his son; Son Goku had plenty of
reasons. But one alone weighed heavily on his mind:
He had sent his own son up
against Cell.
Cell. A monster; a
biologically engineered thing with the Cells of the greatest fighters in the
universe making up his core being.
For a while, Goku himself
fought against Cell, after Mr. Satan and his pathetic students had tried to
defeat Cell; not that they had. There times when you thought that nothing in
life could ever surprise you, and then, something always came up.
How could some people be
stupid enough to think that they were any type of match for Cell? Even at his
weakest, imperfect stage they'd have bee no match for him!
He'd decided to resign from
the fight between him and Cell. He'd announced that there was someone else for
Cell to fight, someone who was much stronger than himself: his son.
Gohan had honestly believed
that his father could defeat Cell. Goku, however, knew differently. Cell was
much stronger and more powerful than himself.
But why? Why had he asked
his son to fight for him?
Because the boy was stronger
and more powerful than he knew. From the time that his son had been a baby, and
up until now, Gohan had been in the possession of very strange powers. Powers
that would make him the strongest one-day. Power that he hoped would finally
come out.
It had been his hope that
Gohan would accomplish two things in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber: one, he would
become a super saiyan, and two; his hidden power would come out thereby making
him stronger than his father. One out of two wasn't bad.
But why? Why
had he sent his own son up against Cell?
Because it was during their
training that he realized how strong his son truly was.
He thought back, to their
training. Gohan had started off by powering up to reach super saiyan. That
hadn't worked, but when Goku told him to do it, he'd gotten a glimpse of his
son's vast power.
Not that it was the only
time he'd seen or felt his son's hidden power. He'd felt it when he was in an
isolation chamber healing; he'd felt his son's power explode. He remembered
feeling sorry for the person that dared to get his son that angry.
He'd seen it when Gohan had
been a baby. He'd accidentally let go of his son's carriage, and he started
rolling away. Mentally, he smiled. He'd never been more terrified in his life.
To see his son rolling away as he ran futilely to try and catch him… Mind you,
he was weak back then if you compared him to now. Try as he might, the carriage
was going much faster than himself. And then, Gohan had flown out of the
carriage and was heading straight for a tree, crying his eyes out. Then, before
his very eyes, he stopped crying; his eyes narrowed, and a look of complete
concentration took over his features. Suddenly power flared and he went right
through the tree's trunk. Then, he landed in his father's arms laughing like
nothing had ever happened. But something had happened and the tree trunk
piece that was missing was living proof to this day.
His son's power had sent
Garlic Jr. into his own Dead Zone, and it had shown itself when his brother had
come to earth and was breaking his ribs.
Not that Gohan ever
remembered any of this. Whenever his hidden power reared its head, Son Gohan
usually never remembered.
This time however, he would.
He knew, deep inside, that
Gohan's hidden power was bound to come out, especially since Cell was doing his
damndest to bring it out. Well, it would be his funeral.
Despite being weakened even
more by the Cell Jr's. Goku continued to watch his son. Tears streamed down his
face, mixing with sweat, cleansing bleeding cuts painfully. Juurokogou's head
was in front of him. He couldn't hear the words but judging by Gohan's look,
whatever was being said wasn't something he wanted to hear.
Suddenly, Cell walked over
to the head and destroyed it as coldly and calmly as he did to the royal
military. Bits of metal flew everywhere, and finally, the memory chip light,
winked out ending the brave androids brief life.
Emotions ran across the
young boy's face, pain, surprise, sadness, and finally, rage. Then, it
happened; a maelstrom of power never felt before. Cell watched in awe as
Gohan's hidden power came out.
As the enraged Gohan
transformed, all seven warriors tried to remain standing as the entire planet
quaked in fear of the small boy's power.
And then it was complete and
the earth stopped shaking. Son Goku smiled in pride and relief. His son's
hidden power was out at last. He hadn't achieved it in the Time Chamber, but on
the battlefield, perhaps the best place he could have achieved this particular
goal.
Again, he smiled. Gohan was
strong now; he was the one who had the power to defeat Cell. And that was why
he'd sent his son up against Cell. The boy was strong, stronger than his father
with powers that Goku had never even dreamed of.
'Defeat Cell Gohan; I
know you can do it.'