Krillin was no where near as sure as Piccollo as he gathered the delicate looking 18 up in his arms and stared in the direction Gohan had flew off in- feeling his fading Ki. Chi-Chi's gunna freak. He thought, launching of the ground and joining the others on their way to Kami's lookout. Where-ever he is I hope he's okay.
Gohan wasn't even half okay- sitting upon a rock in the middle of a rocky terrain as he closed his eyes and started thinking of his dad. "You were always so strong dad, so confident- you knew I could defeat Cell and you died for me- you left me." Gohan thought, muttering the words you left me so he could feel them on his lips. "You left me when I needed you dad. WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GO!!!!!!" He raged, launching himself off his rock with tears and pain running down his cheeks. His leg shot out and sliced through a small mountain, and he found- to his surprise, that he took joy in watching it crumble. Rejuvenated- he let his grief engulf him, punching through everything in sight just to see it fall down by his knees. Destruction eased his emotions- made him feel like he wasn't the only being in the world left suffering.
The rage itself didn't calm, but his breath became more normal as he slowly lowered back to earth. His hands were shaking and his hair kept spiking up and down so it looked even taller than it was normally. His eyes flashed momentarily as his power shook the water near him- causing waves to rise up.
Hearing a little yell Gohan turned around and spotted something trying to swim against the strengthened current, her arms flailing and clutching the little bit of wood in front of her.
Smirking to himself, Gohan rose and almost glided towards her, landing with one foot on the bit of wood."Need some help little girl?" He asked.
From the afterlive, Goku was almost breaking King Kai's shoulder blades from the pressure he was putting on them- his face worried as he looked down at his son.
When Gohan raised a hand- Goku could sense his son gathering Ki- eyes widening and his hand making King Kai buckle. "GOHAN NO!!" He yelled- his plead echoeing in his son's head.
As the girl closed her ears and cried for help even louder, Gohan lowered the Ki ball in his hand for a moment- shocked to hear his dads voice. Don't succumb to the power son Goku's voice called, ringing in his ear. Your anger is your power- use it as a tool- don't let the tool use you- you can fight it Gohan.
But I can't fight it dad. Gohan voiced back. You left me because at that moment neither of us were strong or smart enough to beat Cell- you were weak.
With that Gohan raised his Ki ball once again towards the little girls face and two things happened in very quick succession. As he launced the power ball- Goku used instant transmission to intervene. His dead bodied self appeared long enough and corporeal enough to arrive on earth where Gohan was and deflect his energy ball. At the same time Piccollo had zoned in on Gohan's ki and lifted the little girl safely from the water.
Feeling safe to open her eyes as she wasn't incinerated or drowned- the girl promptly continued her screeching- much to the dismay of Piccollo's sensitive ears. Half because a strange green man was holding her and half because she was in the air. "Stop your screaming." Piccollo said sharply and a little louder than he meant to. "Your safe now."
First i'll deal with the screaming child then i'll deal with the adolescent nightmare Gohan's become. Piccollo thought- flying a safe distance away and placing her on dry ground. "Thank you mister!"
Put off by the thanks, Piccollo's face went a rare shade of red in embarrassment. "Don't mention it kid." He muttered, heading back the way he came.