Chapter Two
Surprised in Hell
"We're here brat!" Cell called out suddenly as they entered a domed room, perfectly circular and smooth. No water leaks were around but a small pond of water was to one side, a small river making sure the water flowed in continuously. But it was the person in the center of the room that was holding Goku's attention.
The boy, for it was definitely a child, sat floating above the floor, facing away from them. He wore a white cape that had shoulder weights and trailed to the floor beautifully, waving from the continuous wave of power radiating from him. Golden spiked hair stood up, though it reminded Goku of someone he knew, but he wasn't sure who it was still.
"It's about damn time Cell, I sent you out six hours ago! What the hell took you so long!" Goku flinched at the cold tone that was directed at Cell, who also flinched.
"I can't help how long it takes, stupid Yemma needs to find a better way of calling him down here." Cell said as he crossed his arms and looked away from the boy. Goku looked towards the boy again, wondering why he felt like he knew him, the energy felt recognizable as well, not to mention that the cape was a resemblance to his friend's, Piccolo.
"Well, you should've upped the attack, kill some ogres next time, or better yet, steal some of Yemma's fruit, that always pisses him off." The boy said as he let his feet touch the ground, brown battle shoes like Piccolo's could be seen as well. "I don't like to be left waiting and you know that, you need to find ways of getting to Yemma faster, or I'll just go out and start blasting things, remember last time I did that?"
Everyone in the room that remembered that gulped quickly and took several steps away from the glowing body, pressing their bodies against the domed wall, trying to make sure they were well out of the way of the boy.
"I don't think you three need to do that. I'm not going to attack anyone at the moment." The boy said as he walked towards the back, Goku gasped as he wonder why he hadn't seen it before, sat a four poster bed that was covered with red sheets and the curtains a black. Next to the bed though was a table with several things on it, one being a sharp hunter knife that was picked up.
"Um, I'm sorry, but I was told you wanted to see me. Why is that?" Goku asked as he waited for the boy to turn towards him and pay him some attention, since he was the one told to come here. "I mean, what is it that you want?"
"Ah Goku, it's been so long since I last heard that voice. Yemma refused to allow us to meet under his watchful eye. I tried to deal with him, tried to make anything work, said I would stay down here for eternity if only he'd allow us to meet. He refused and I hated him for it, so I came up with this idea." Goku watched as the shoulders moved underneath the cape, fiddling with the knife.
"I came here to the camp and met up with Bardock and his own team of Saiyans. He took me to the leader at the time, Cell, and I challenged him for the position. We spent a good five hours fighting until I beat him. Even then, I wasn't fighting him seriously." Goku blinked as the knife came into view and one arm went above the boy's head.
"I realized that as soon as I became the leader down here, Yemma would refuse to speak with me anymore, so I sent Freiza, Cell, or Bardock to talk with him. While they tried to talk with the Master of the roads, I was down here working out tactics and organizing the camp. I allowed all the stronger ones up front while those who needed more training were sent to the back."
Goku gasped as the boy cut his forearm, blood dripping down until the boy put his arm down, allowing the blood to drip to the floor until he lifted it over the table and into a bowl. "I worked hard to set up training fields and get the stronger ones to teach the weaker ones. I have training camps and exercise workouts planned; I have even those who once thought invincible training with the others."
The bowl was picked up once it was halfway filled and then placed onto the ground next to the bed. Seconds later a large fox darted out from underneath the bed. Goku blinked as he realized the fox was pure blood red with nine tails. This was a very different animal of hell.
"Once I had everyone training, I focused on getting you down here. Though the negotiations with Yemma were going nowhere. Nothing they said or did made a difference, Yemma refused to allow me to meet up with you and I was getting more and more frustrated." The boy continued as he pulled out a roll of bandages, wrapping it around his arm as he began to turn and look at Goku in the eye.
Goku couldn't help but gasp as he met the teal eyes of the boy, hard and cold, hatred and anger, sadness and sorrow, all of which were conveyed in them. Though the lower part of the boy's face was hidden by the shoulders of his cape, Goku knew he knew this boy. The eyes were familiar, though now hard and cold, he knew them, and he'd known them for years.
"No, you can't be…." Goku said as he stepped backwards, away from the boy. A chuckle lit the air, though dark and tainted, Goku recognized it as well.
"Oh, I can't be can I?" The boy said as he turned all the way around, smirking at Goku as he allowed the man see his face, to see who he really was. Goku wanted to throw up.
"I can and I am. I thought you'd be happy to see me Goku, after all, I am your son." The boy said as he raised his arms to look as if he was waiting for a hug. "This is where I've been for three years Father! Yet you haven't even noticed or bothered to check up on your friends and family! Some father you are." Gohan said as he turned towards the other three.
"You may leave; I can take him back out of here later. Go and make sure no one has caused damage in your leave." Gohan ordered to his commanders and turned back to Goku as the other three left them alone. Once they were gone, Gohan walked towards Goku until he stood right in front of the man. "I know it's been a while Goku, but I do need to speak with you about something." Gohan said as he looked his father in the eye.
Goku gulped but nodded his head as tears filled his eyes. Gohan was thoroughly surprised when he was suddenly wrapped up in a tight hug, smashed against Goku's chest as his father cried over him, holding him and running his hand through Gohan's golden hair.
"I can't believe my baby boy is here in Hell, here with Cell and Freiza. I don't believe it; I can't believe you'd do something bad enough to land you here with all our enemies. What happened on Earth?" Goku asked as he held on Gohan for several long moments before pushing the boy to arm's length and looking him over.
Gohan had changed since he had arrived in hell, though he looked mostly like he had when Goku left after Cell's games; short and spiky hair, his muscles firm and smooth, making him wiry but strong. He had been able to get away from Goku all the time by flipping, turning, twisting his body into almost impossible positions.
Gohan's face was the most changed, though still looking young and youthful, he now had a cold and hateful look to it. It showed all the hardships he had been through since he had arrived in hell, maybe even after he had defeated Cell and Goku had decided to stay in the Otherworld.
Gohan looked up at his father with cold eyes; the eyes though, were glinting with tears hidden within. "It happened a few months after Cell." Gohan started, turning away from Goku, his cape swirling around him as he looked towards the small pond.
Goku watched with worried and saddened eyes as Gohan walked over towards the pond and sat down cross legged, then floated into the air. "It started three months after you had left us and I was left to deal with the after effect of the Cell games. It turned out that they had an extra camera crew at the games, hidden away from danger." Gohan said as he closed his eyes and crossed his arms.
Goku nodded his head as he came up next to his son and sat down on the ground next to him, waiting for him to continue on and tell his story. He wanted to know what exactly happened to his son to get him stuck somewhere that was less than pleasurable for him, or comfortable.
"That Oaf Hercule tried to take the credit for defeating Cell, but because the extra crew of Camera people, they caught the whole fight and knew who had really defeated Cell and I could only hope they put a memorial in for you." Gohan's face was blank as he told his story. "They did and I was given a medal, though I didn't go and get it. From there, they put together a tournament to celebrate the defeat and to celebrate a boy's birthday." He said with a sigh.
"We came up against a new opponent during the tournament. Future Trunks, Vegeta, Krillin, and I all made it to the finals. We were supposed to go up against some friendly aliens from different planets. To say that we met aliens would be the truth, but it wasn't the aliens we were supposed to face." Gohan's face turned cold and hard, ice laced his eyes and Goku wondered who it was they faced exactly.
"The aliens we met were apart of another person, one with great power, almost as strong as Cell, but not quite." Gohan said as he closed his eyes again and went back into the past. "I'm not sure you've heard of him from King Kai, but Bojack was a powerful opponent that almost killed the others."
Goku blinked at that and wondered how all of his friends, Vegeta including, could almost die at the hands of some alien that wasn't even as strong as Cell. This Bojack had been powerful enough to almost kill Vegeta, and from the looks of it, almost Gohan himself.
"Bojack came onto me, he began choking me, but he didn't stop there, he aimed a blast at Piccolo who was out cold at this point. He was about dead and the blast would've killed him." Gohan said as his fist clenched as he delved into the memory so he could tell it accurately to his father.
"As soon as I saw Bojack powering up that attack, I let all my anger and sorrow loose, the hatred not too far behind. I went into Super Saiyan Two." He said as he opened his eyes and looked down at his father, eyes cold and hardened with hate. "Once I entered that state, I lost it. The stress from the earlier months, helping mom with her pregnancy, the training with Piccolo and Vegeta, I just snapped." Gohan growled lowly in his throat as he thought about it.
"I destroyed Bojack in time to save Piccolo, I destroyed the threat to the planet, but I wasn't able to stop." Gohan continued as Goku looked up at him in realization. He realized what he meant when he wasn't able to stop; it was almost like with Cell.
"The power and the stress pooled into my head, it made everything seem far away and it seemed as if I was back at the Cell's Games and I was confused at what was going on. By the time I had some control back, half the planet was almost completely destroyed and almost all our friends were dead." Goku felt like he had been slapped when Gohan said that, wondering if it was really possible for a close friend to turn enemy.
"My body had also suffered. I had taken some damage from the attacks the others had hit me with, but that wasn't what got me." Gohan's face blanked as he took a deep breath, his mind whirring rapidly as he tried to put together the thoughts he had back then when he had been out of control.
"My body was taking damage from the power coursing through it as I floated in the air, above an obliterated planet. The power was making my heart beat too fast and my blood was boiling from the heat of that power and simmering away." Gohan looked at his bandaged arm where his blood had been flowing from before.
"The power was starting to kill me, I could feel my organs shut down and my blood was disappearing, my heart was stopping and I couldn't breathe." Gohan shut his eyes and Goku held back the tears he felt filling his eyes as he listened to this account of what happened to his son.
"I didn't want to feel the pain any longer; I didn't want to feel pain as I died. I did the only thing I could at the time, in the mind set I was in and the feel of death at the edge of my mind. I self-destructed." Goku and Gohan fell into a silence so thick that you could cut it with a spoon.
Goku looked down at the pool of water, wondering why this had happened. Why couldn't his son keep control of his power and why was he down here if he had only lost control. Normally, losing control and killing people didn't mean you would go to hell. What was the reason he was down here?
"Gohan, can you tell me why you're here? I mean, normally, a person who lost control of their power would be sent to Grand Kai to be trained personally by him, to learn to control their power. Why did you end up here?" Goku asked as he looked up at his son in curiosity.
Gohan was quiet for the longest time before he even moved. Gohan sighed as he stood up and turned to look at his father, motioning for him to stand up as well. As soon as Goku was standing, Gohan yelled out and powered up. Once he was all the way powered up, though not to the second stage, he began walking to the halls again. "Power up into Super Saiyan and catch up. The Soul Suckers will leave you alone once you have." Gohan said.
Goku stood there for a second before doing as he was told and running to catch up with his son who was glowing with power all of a sudden. Goku was confused though, wondering why they were leaving the cave all of a sudden. They were silent as they walked out of the cave, walking back down to the camp, running into several people that Goku knew from battles.
Nappa, Raditz, Turles, the Ginyu Force, Cooler, and several other people that he knew, but couldn't really remember all that well. Even people he knew back when he was a kid was here, though he was surprised with some of them. He passed them all with Gohan, wondering where exactly they were going. They went pass the fountain of blood and passed Yemma's fruit tree, Gohan nabbing a couple fruit on the way and eating one as they walked up the stairs to Yemma's office.
Gohan growled though when electricity sparkled around him, shocking him and stopping him in his tracks. "Yemma is trying to hold me back, to keep me down here in HFIL. Can you hazard a guess why? Especially when he will meet with almost everyone else down here, besides Cell and Freiza." Gohan asked as he turned to look at Goku, lightning snapping around him still.
Goku could only nod his head as he had seen this effect on Freiza when the alien had tried to enter Yemma's office. "It keeps those who are a danger to Yemma and the spirits waiting to be sorted away from them. If you're being kept here than that means…."
Gohan nodded his head as Goku's eyes widened and he stared at his son. "Yemma believes me to be a danger up there, but that doesn't mean I can't get through." Gohan smirked as he turned back to the stairs and yelled, his power raising from before until the barrier that was holding him back snapped and fell to the floor in glass like pieces.
Goku watched with wide eyes as the barrier fell and disappeared from view. He blinked though as he heard the sound of footsteps heading up; he quickly forced himself to look away from the broken barrier and catch up with Gohan.
It was silent the rest of the way up, just like it had been when they left the camp, neither said anything until the came to the top, the yellow light shining on them like a warm welcoming.
"Goku! Have you taken care of Cell; I hope so cause I don't want to have to send you back there for a long time." Yemma said, not even looking at the Saiyan hero as he continued stamping the papers in front of him. "I'm sure King Kai will look forward to seeing you again, I hear East Kai wants another match with you and his own warrior. Pikkon is looking for you as well; he looked a little agitated too." Yemma continued as he stopped his stamping long enough to glance towards Goku with a smile.
That smile disappeared as he laid his eyes on the boy next to Goku. He frowned as he set his stamp down and turned to face the duo completely. "Goku, I thought I told you to stay away from the new kid down there." Yemma said as he looked at Goku with stern eyes. Goku looked up at him sheepishly as Gohan frowned and stepped forward, glaring at the Otherworld passer.
"Look Yemma, I just want you to explain what happened three years ago when I first arrived. That's all." Gohan started out patiently as he pulled out the fruit from the tree and threw it at Yemma. Yemma glared at him but took the fruit anyways, eating it happily as he looked down at the boy.
"What if I refuse to tell him? I don't want you having another fit that'll destroy the station again. It was hell getting it rebuilt last time." Yemma said as he finished off the fruit and laced his fingers together and laid them down on the table.
Gohan sighed as he rubbed his temples, glaring at an ogre that was looking at him nervously. He raised his power just enough to send the blue beast flying away from him and into a wall and then looked back up towards the Passer. "Look, if you don't tell him, I'm not going to lose it." Gohan said as Yemma looked calmer at this statement. "I'll destroy the Station in full control and make sure some of those souls are destroyed while I'm at it."
Yemma blanched at that and Gohan smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest and waited for an answer. Goku was looking back and forth between the two as they had this verbal battle, Gohan trying to have his father told something and Yemma trying to hide it away from him. He wondered who was going to win this round.
Yemma finally frowned and sighed as he looked towards the awaiting spirits but decided he had lost this battle. He groaned as he stood up and a door materialized next to his desk and it was large enough to fit him through. "Follow me and I'll explain what happened." He said as he walked all the way through. Gohan one and Yemma zero.
Both Gohan and Goku followed, Goku looking bewildered and Gohan with a smug smirk on his face. Both entered into Yemma's personal office.
Once inside, Goku looked around with an awed expression. The couch was huge and purple with the walls being a very light purple that almost looked white. A bed was pushed to the far corner and a table took the center of the room. There were miscellaneous things scattered through the room to make it easier on Yemma, but otherwise it was simple. But huge!
"Goku, take a seat with your son." Goku blinked and turned to Yemma who was pointing at Gohan, who was seated on the couch, stretched out and his head in his hand while his elbow rested on the cushion and his legs stretched as far as they could. His free hand was picking at his ear and pulling out earwax. Goku just stared; it was such a Vegeta looking thing to do.
"Go sit down now Goku!" Yemma growled and Goku blinked and then hurried to comply. Once he was sitting near his son, crossed legged and leaning back onto his arms. He waited patiently for Yemma to grab a cup of coffee and sit down in his large purple lazy boy chair. Once the giant was settled in, he took a sip of his coffee and then looked to Goku, his eyes glittered with seriousness.
"This all started three years ago Goku, you have to understand that." Yemma started and Goku nodded his head as he glanced at his Son, who now had his free hand on his side and eyes closed. Yemma nodded and continued.
"Gohan came here, his eyes were confused and I knew something bad had happened and we weren't really sure why he was there. He was supposed to live till he was thirty where he would die in a battle. But he had shown up twenty-two years early and we were naturally surprised." Yemma continued as Goku listened patiently and watched Yemma fidget with his coffee cup, turning it round and round.
"So when I looked down at the paperwork to find out why he was there, I was horrified. He had self-destructed after killing more than half of Earth. Like normal, I read through all the papers and reports and the cause of the happening and I was surprised to find out that he had lost total control of his power. He had nothing holding him back and he wouldn't be able to have that control returned, even with practice."
Goku looked horrified at this information, that his son wouldn't be able to control any of his power anymore. "But why was he sent to hell, you knew he would keep calm with me around. As long as he was with me, he'd be fine." Goku said as he looked at his practically sleeping son.
Yemma only shook his head after he had taken a drink of his coffee. "I wish it could have been like that Goku but he doesn't have his control. He lost total and all control as another person entered the station." Yemma's eyes dulled slightly as he remembered what happened. "This is why I didn't send him to you for help. Bojack showed up after him, even if he had died before hand, he had shown up later."
Goku nodded his head; he knew this happened sometimes, especially with the villains. They got caught in Limbo for minutes, maybe hours, and sometimes even days. But for Bojack to show up only hours after he had died, that wasn't too bad, must've been powerful.
"Once Bojack showed up and Gohan saw him, well he lost it. I think it was the pain from recent loss and he just couldn't hold his shattered mind together. He freaked and his power sky rocketed. I haven't seen that kind of power since you showed up." Yemma said as he took another sip of coffee and rubbed his forehead.
"The station was completely destroyed and it took everything we had to shove him into hell, to even keep Bojack together took everything we had." Yemma continued as he finally set his mug down and looked towards Goku, face sad yet serious. "We had no other choice but to keep him down there since he was a complete liability in HFIH. We just couldn't risk it." Yemma said as he leaned forward in his chair.
"He can't control his power Goku, he's a risk and a menace to those in heaven and I don't think even you can take him now." Yemma finished off as he stood up and went towards his door. "Gohan Son! Wake up this instant!" Yemma yelled as he open the door.
Gohan's eyes opened immediately and he looked over his shoulder and glared at the giant. "If you thought I was asleep, than you're an even bigger idiot than what I thought before." Gohan said as he raised his power level and stood up. "And I am no risk or menace. If you just took the time to find someone to teach me I'd be fine!" Gohan shouted as his power rose even quicker.
Yemma backed towards his door, ready to open it, but was blasted away from it as Gohan fired a Ki blast at the Passer. "Don't even think about leaving yet Yemma!" Gohan growled as he upped his power, the couch disintegrating as he did. Goku had to quickly move away from the boy or risk being destroyed as well.
"You just instantly thought I couldn't control my power!" Gohan's eyes glowed a bright blue as his power went even higher, making a crater in the room. "But what if it's not my power I can't control! Ever thought about that you bastard!" Gohan yelled as he upped the power to the point where everything in the room was destroyed.
Goku's eyes brightened as he caught onto the meaning of it but kept his mouth shut as Yemma slammed himself into the door and into the station and Goku followed behind him. He had no wish to be squished by his son's power.
Gohan followed and as soon as he left the room, he was surrounded by Ogres that had machines strapped onto their backs and what looked like hoses pointed at him. "You know what to do!" Yemma yelled as the ogres turned the machines on and air was sucked into the hoses. Gohan growled as he took a stance and began to yell with all of his might.
But as he raised his power, the ogres began to suck his golden aura into the machines, making his power level begin to lower dramatically all at once. Gohan continued to yell, but his eyes were dropping quickly and his eyes became dull as sleep began to overpower him.
Goku could only watch sadly as his son's power was drained from his body. The ogres turned the machines off and looked at Gohan nervously as the boy only stood just barely, his eyes half-mast and his body loose and lax, just barely awake.
"This isn't over yet Yemma." Gohan said sleepily as the giant moved towards his desk and hit the HFIL button, which opened a hole underneath Gohan and allowed him to fall into the dark.
Goku watched the hole close but caught the sight of Gohan grinning at him as he flexed his power just enough to allow him to fly back down to hell. Goku watched amaze as his son steadily flew down into darkness, apparently not at all affected by the drain of power.
So why had he given in so easily if he still had almost unlimited power?
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Gohan flew fast as he descended into HFIL and headed towards the encampment where he knew his group would be waiting for him. When he did return too, he was surprised to see Bardock, Freiza, and Cell all gathered near the front of the camp where their tents were located, none of them seemed to be bickering or full out arguing with each other, so he assumed they were just waiting.
When he landed, he stumbled a little but was able to stand up straight and walk towards the other three, head held up high and power radiating off of him. Cell was the one to step up first, looking him over, lavender eyes completely full of seriousness. "Bout time you got back, what took so long?" The bug asked as Gohan walked pass him.
"Yemma refused to talk and it took a little…convincing to get him to see my way." Gohan stated as he walked by Freiza who had his arms crossed and waving his tail.
"Did you tell your monkey of a father what happened and why you're down here?" The white alien asked as he glared at Gohan's back, anger still present from a kid beating him and Cell so easily.
"I told him, not sure if he believed me though. All we can do is sit back and wait for something to happen." Gohan stopped beside Bardock and glanced at him from the side of his eyes. "I want you to come with me back to my lair." Gohan said and began walking again, this time Bardock behind him.
It took a little time but they were able to get back to the cave. Gohan had to stop for a second as Bardock went SS and joined him safely. "When are you telling them I'm a Super Saiyan Gohan?" Bardock asked his face in its natural scowl.
"Probably never." Gohan said as he shrugged. "But we have other things to discuss. We don't have much time and I'm sure Yemma's going to send a lot of people down here to try and kill us. We have to prepare for battle." Gohan said as he sat cross legged on the ground and then floated in the air.
"Hate to say this but I think your right. After this last stunt, Yemma's not going to let you do whatever anymore." Bardock said as he sat on the ground, one leg outstretched and the other bent with his arm on it. "I'm sure that my son will be held back as well, he's the one we want help from, but we aren't going to get that anytime soon, are we?"
Gohan grunted and scowled as his powers flared for a second just before he hit the ground, sweat beading his forehead. Bardock blinked as he watched his leader hit the ground and hard. He had never seen Gohan in a weakened state before, but now, he could see the kid's power fluctuating and going out of control.
"Aw shit!" Bardock cursed as he stood up and picked up the kid, depositing him on his bed gently and covering him. Though the cape came off, it didn't matter though since the boy looked like he was still suffering.
"What the hell did Yemma do to you?" Bardock said as he turned to leave, but stopped as Gohan grabbed a hold of his hand. "What is it? You need to rest."
Gohan had one eye partially open and the other closed as he breathed through his mouth, trying to get his body to start working. "Get the others to train harder and rest for three days in between. Make sure they're ready; I want them in battle wear also. No one is going to die in this fight." Gohan said as he let his grandfather go and went back to sleep.
Bardock could only smile and rub his head as the kid thought about the upcoming battle. "This kid is one hell of a leader." With that, he left to get the troops prepared.
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Back in the Check in Station, Yemma sat at his desk, fingers laced and chin on his hands. He had a tough decision to make but he knew it was one to be made. The kid was beginning to get too powerful and out of control. He needed to have him remove, meaning he'd have to send a lot of heroes down to take care of him.
He sighed finally and looked down at the waiting ogre that stood there, clipboard in hand and ready to start jotting down things for his boss.
"Get the strongest heroes you can get. We're sending them down to hell to take out Gohan Son." His eyes gleamed with sadness as he watched the ogre write but had to say this last thing before he retired for the day.
"Don't in any circumstance; tell Goku Son what is going to happen to his son or about this attack. We attack within two weeks."
