Breaking Point

Chapter 4

I don't own DBZ

Bulma sighed, those two can be so impatient, why did they have to go rushing off so quickly. She'd been careful to place a tracking device on Gohan's clothes just in case he got away. But no, they couldn't wait to find out where he'd gone. She turned back to the computer, to turn it off, when something caught her eye.

At some of the scenes they had found DNA. It was reported as unidentified non-human DNA. Non-human, well she guessed you could say that about Gohan. That was the last piece of proof that was needed to make the case against Gohan, no Kortus, Bulma corrected herself.

She turned off the computer and turned away, failing to check the tracking device herself. If she had she would have seen that it had not left the building. She left the room, and turned left, vaguely wondering what her son was up to. She turned the conner and saw Gohan walking towards her. He smirked, that didn't seem right at all, Bulma had never seen Gohan smirk like that before.

"Hi Bulma." He said. "I don't think we've ever met." Oh Kami, Bulma thought. "I'm..."

"Kortus!" Bulma gasped, and he smiled. There was no emotion at all, he looked just like Bulma had always imagined Frieza would look. Piccolo was right. Bulma thought, this guy is evil.

"Oh, good you know who I am." He said and cocked his head. "I was getting bored of all those introductions." He then looked thoughtful. "Next time, I'm not going to bother." He raise a hand and energy ball appears in it. Oh Kami, Bulma thought again. She was rooted to the spot, what was the point of running away, anyway.

"Gohan!!" She yelled. "Help me!!" Kortus stopped charging the ball.

"What?" He said. "Gohan's not here, you idiot!" Then he shook his head as if trying to rid something from his head. The energy ball dissipated. Hang on, Bulma thought, what's this? A frown appeared in Kortus's face. Bulma smiled as she had an idea.

"Gohan!!" She said in the tone she usually reserved for Vegeta. "Get your ass out here right NOW!" She yelled and seemed to tower above him. Kortus smirked, then suddenly the smirk disappeared and the hardness in his face and eyes vanished. Gohan took a step backwards and stared around him. Bulma sighed in relief, and swayed. Gohan moved forward to catch her.

"Whoa, Bulma!" Gohan said. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine." She said and pushed her self free from Gohan's arms. "Are you?" Gohan stared at her.

"Yeah, I'm ok." He said. "But how'd I get here?" He asked then looked worried. Bulma smiled reassuringly.

"Don't worry, Gohan." She said. "We know about your blackouts." He couldn't look more shocked.

"What! How! Huh?" He said. Bulma put a hand on his arm, and smiled again.

"Come back to the lab, and I'll explain everything." She said. Gohans face hardened.

"No." He said, Bulma stared at him in shock. "You'll sedate me again. Won't you?" Bulma shook her head.

"No, why would I do that?" She said.

"That's what I want to know." Gohan said.

"Please Gohan trust me." She said. Gohan looked down at her.

"I don't remember how I got here, but I do remember Vegeta knocking me out and waking up here being sedated. I don't know what's going on, but I'm going home." He said. Bulma's blood left her face.

"Don't do that." She said way to quickly. Gohan looked at her curiously.

"Piccolo and Vegeta said something like that earlier." Then he looked scared. "Has something happened to mum and Goten?" The look on Bulma's face gave him the answer, he growled and went super saiyan.

"Gohan! Wait!" Bulma shorted, but he'd already gone. Damn that speed. Bulma thought.

One good thing had came from this, she now knew how to reach Gohan, when Kortus was in control. It was times like this that she wished that Vegeta or Piccolo would carry a phone. Then she'd be able to tell them about it and where Gohan was going. She sighed, turned and headed down stairs to find a plane capsule. I was up to her to find the others and give them the heads up, she just hoped that it would be in time, to make a difference.

Yamcha and Puar were in a new flying car, on their way to see Bulma, when suddenly a golden aura flashed past them. Causing the car to rock to the side, once he'd steadied the car, Yamcha looked in the direction the aura had gone. It was heading to the Sons house.

"What was that?" Puar asked.

"I think it was Gohan." Yamcha said with a frown. "But he was super saiyan."

"But Gohan hasn't done that since Cell." Puar said. "Has he?"

"Not as far as I know." Yamcha said.

"We should check it out." Puar said.

"Yeah." Yamcha responded, but he'd already turned the car round and was heading back towards the Sons house.

It took them about ten minutes to get to the Sons house, and they saw Gohan just standing in the open doorway. Yamcha frowned, he couldn't feel any other ki's, which was odd as Chichi rarely left the house now. Yamcha landed the car jumped lightly out and started to walk over to Gohan, Puar followed.

"Hey, Gohan, what's up?" He asked, he noticed that Gohan was no longer super saiyan, and seemed far to still, also he didn't make any indication that he'd heard him. Something wasn't right at all, Yamcha could feel something odd about Gohan. Puar drifted closer to him.

"Gohan?" Puar inquired. Kortus chuckled. A chill went down Yamcha's spine. That chuckle, there was something wrong about it, Yamcha couldn't help backing up a step.

"Puar, I think we should go." He said. Puar turned and looked as if he was about respond, when suddenly Kortus turned and grabbed him by the tail.

"Puar!" Yamcha yelped. "Gohan! What are you doing!?" Kortus grinned evilly. Drew Puar closer to him, grabbed his head and without a word let out energy blasts from each hand.

"Yamcha!" Puar screamed, before being vaporised. Yamcha stumbled back, tripped on a stone and landed on his back. He stared up at Kortus, his mouth opened and closed, unable to say anything. He couldn't believe it, Puar his life-long friend was gone, and by the son of one of his oldest friends.

"Gohan." He managed in a whispered. "Why?" Kortus cocked his head, and sneered.

"You people should call each other more. Ever heard of conference calls?" He said, and chuckled at Yamcha's confusion. "I'm only going to say this once more."

"I'M NOT GOHAN!!" He screamed in both voice and mind.