Gohan's Journey
Chapter VII



"Wha...what? No way..." Gohan muttered to himself as he looked shocked toward the sight of Tinokoto. The old man was no where to be seen and Gohan could only feel his stupidity for being tricked. He had let his guard down for only a moment and it had been his downfall. Taking a deep breath, Gohan tried in vain to control his raging emotions that were screaming to be let out. Balling his fingers into an angry fist, Gohan stared transfixed at the sight of Tinokoto, hate shown clearly on his young features.

"How nice of you to stop by. I hope you are not planning to fight me again. Have you already forgotten what happened last time?" said Tinokoto with a bitter laugh that sent a chill down Gohan's spine.

"You tricked me..." said Gohan between clenched teeth. His anger was rising and he was having a tough time controlling himself. He only hoped he could hold on for a little bit longer. He just had to if he had any chance of thinking clearly.

"And how easy it was to do so. You saiya-jins are not as cleaver as we had originally thought. Actually, you are quite naive." Said Tinokoto mockingly, his voice booming through the now eerily quiet landscape.

No longer did Gohan hear the smooth sounds of the birds chirping; instead he heard the over powering androidic voice of Tinokoto. He winced inwardly as his mind brought him back to his last fight. How he had been foolish and over confident for a change. He had underestimated the bio-androids and that had been his downfall, he would not let it happen again. "This ends here and now. I won't give you the chance to hurt anyone else!" shouted Gohan as he moved into a defensive stance. His eyes narrowed and locked on the figure of Tinokoto. His dark eyes flashed teal as a small golden aura of ki began to surround his body.

"What makes you think we want anyone else but you?" asked Tinokoto as he moved away from the house and walked toward the impending Gohan. His large feet left marks on the earth from his huge weight that broke the fragile ground with each heavy step. His tail wavered slightly behind his back and brushed against the ground every once in a while as if it were to heavy to keep in the air, though Tinokoto showed no signs of strain when rising it above his head.

Gohan bit the top of his dry lip; his mind set and ready as he watched Tinokoto walking closer and closer to him, trying to break his nerves with his confident glaze. Gohan stood as ready as possible, his hands in front of him and ready to block any attack launched at him while his legs were spread apart and planted firmly into the ground. Taking a deep breath Gohan slowly exhaled to calm his mind and nerves, he was not going to give Tinokoto a good chance to win again.

"So I see that you have yet to learn from your mistakes." Said Tinokoto as he stopped walking less than ten feet away from Gohan. A moment of silence slowly passed as Tinokoto stared transfixed at the sight of the young saiya-jin boy that he knew would provide as no challenge for him to beat. But perhaps... a loud laugh erupted from the depths of Tinokoto's voice as the thought crossed his mind. The boy did have strength and he would be a hassle to bring into the ship when at full power.

"I will give you one chance and only one." Started Tinokoto as he looked down at the young saiya-jin boy, his blue androidic eyes locked on the small figure that he loomed over. "Will you come peacefully, or shall we bring you by force? The choice is your's." said Tinokoto as he moved his glaze away from the saiya-jin and turned around to walk away, mentally hoping that the boy would choose to fight, then perhaps the day would be interesting after all. Walking away from the boy without waiting for an answer, Tinokoto only turned around when he reached the front of the house, bringing his arms up and folding them over his chest Tinokoto smirked and waited for Gohan's answer.

"I'll never go with you..."

Tinokoto smiled at the boy's answer, he was very naive after all. "Very well," said Tinokoto simply as he looked forwardly at the saiya-jin, a cruel smile playing on his lips that did not suit him at all. Though he found it hard not to smile, the thought of hurting the saiya-jin was too good to pass and it would also provide entertainment for the time being. "Bring him under our control, warriors." Said Tinokoto without moving his glaze away from Gohan. "And do try not to hurt him...too badly." Finished Tinokoto as he laughed menacingly.

Gohan's dark eyes darted back and forth as he tried to figure out who Tinokoto was talking to, though he had a good idea that he was talking to other bio-androids that he had fought already. Knowing the situation to be struggle, Gohan raised his ki level, allowing his power to surge throughout his body and strength him. Clenching his teeth tightly together, Gohan's eyes flashed teal while his hair began to stick up into the air, the once long black strands changing to gold as a thick golden aura surrounded his body. Feeling the powerful ki filling into his veins and giving him strength, Gohan just hoped that he would be able to defeat the bio-androids and be rid of them forever, he knew the earth did not need another problem plaguing it's life inhabitants.

Gohan was jerked from his thoughts when his sensitive ears caught the slight sound of the ground shaking underneath him. Darting his eyes around the area quickly, Gohan eyes went wide as he watched several of the other bio-androids walk out from behind the house.

One, two three... Twelve, thirteen, fourteen...

Gohan winced inwardly as he counted the numbers off in his head. They were all there, every single bio-android he had had the unluck of seeing when he first came across the crashing space ship, if had been crashing at all. Breathing slowly, Gohan calmed his mind as he cleared his head. He knew he needed to have his complete and utter attention on the fight at hand, nothing else mattered but that.

Nineteen bio-androids slowly made their way toward the awaiting figure of Gohan. They walked with confidence on their side toward the helpless saiya-jin that they knew they would be able to defeat, if not, they knew their commander would easily defeat him. The large androids all stopped their marching as they came to Tinokoto, showing complete respect to the more powerful android that could easily destroy them with a flick of his wrist.

"One at a time now, we don't want to overwhelm him, yet." Said Tinokoto as a wicked grin swept across his face. The other bio-androids nodded at his words and the strongest of the nineteen stepped forward, marching proudly toward Gohan.

Gohan felt his muscles tense as the large android walked toward him. Though smaller than the rest, Gohan could clearly tell by the way he moved that he packed a hard punch. 'Just be calm, you can do this,' thought Gohan to himself as he steadied his mind. Taking a deep breath Gohan prepared for the worst, it was all he could do at this point.

The short, for his model, android walked confidently to Gohan, not stopping until he was a mere four feet from the halfbreed. He smirked at the figure of the lesser being, thinking that this was going to be no challenge whatsoever to his capabilities. Waving his short and stubby tail high behind his back, the android brought his legs back and steadied himself for the assault ahead. Giving Gohan a quick wink he said slowly, "Meet you're death weakling." Charging at full speed toward the figure of Gohan the android brought back his fist and prepared to drive it straight through the body of the saiya-jin.

Gohan stood motionless as the android ran toward him. He was ready for the attack, seeing it far in advance from the movement and style in which the android had begun his assault. Gohan mentally counted off the seconds before the hard fist would collide with his body, he already knew the sneer force of it would knock him well away from his position even though his feet were planted firmly to the ground.

Five, four, three...

At the least second Gohan's concentrated his energy and faded away from the bio-android's fist, his body disappearing from sight.

The surprised android had little time to recover from the sudden disappearance of the boy, his body still moving forward from running at full speed as he passed several feet beyond the spot where the saiya-jin boy had been. Anger flared it's way through the android's computerized mind as his eyes scanned the area for the boy, ready to attack at any moment.

Using the moment of the android's forward momentum against him, Gohan quickly reappeared behind the android. Letting out a scream of fury, Gohan swiftly made a huge fist with his two hands and brought them well over his head. Bringing them down on the unturned back of the android with all his might, Gohan felt as his attack caused the surprised android to fall to his knees. Taking every chance possible, Gohan quickly regained his composure and stepped close to the android's side, prepared to knee him in the gut with his leg.

The android winced with pain, though allowing only the smallest hint to be showed through his proud eyes that would not subjugate to the young one's attacks. A small scarlet substance protruded from the corner of his artificial lips, though he ignored it and looked for the boy's next attack. Sensing it quickly, the android moved with a quick hand to grap hold of Gohan's leg that had been rested too close to his attacker's body. The android smirked at Gohan's holes in his defense, a mistake like that would be the perfect opportunity for someone crash on his entire defense. Yanking at the foot with all his strength, the android watched as a look of surprise crossed the boy's face. He had seen his mistake and now it was too late.

Gohan landed with a loud thud against the ground as he felt his leg being pulled from under him by a strong force. Scolding himself mentally for his mistake, Gohan quickly tried to right himself into a standing position but found himself unable to move as the android pinned down his entire leg with his strong grip. Though short for his statue, the android did have a lot of power as he had predicted.

Gohan watched helplessly as the android prepared to bring a hard punch down on him while he was unable to move or block easily in his state. Quickly bringing up his free leg, Gohan leveled it with the android's head, who had been too busy with his assault to notice, and swiftly hit him against the head. Gohan gasped as he realized he was too slow and in vain tried to grab the powerful fist flying toward him with his hands. Gohan felt a stinging sensation in his back as he was pushed into the earth, the dry and fragile ground breaking under him. Though the assault was less forceful from grabbing hold of his fist, Gohan could not allude the pain that he felt as the earth stuck up and painfully hit him in the back. He felt as if his lungs were being stomped on, the air no longer flowing throughout his body. Gohan gasped for a breath. His vision wavered and he felt himself weaken, though he knew he had to get up or he would be pinned down permanently. Pushing against all odds, Gohan used as much of his strength as possible to push away the fist of the android. His muscles tensed and felt great strain as all his efforts failed. It was useless; he was not strong enough.

The android grinned, loving the look of pure terror and pain as he pushed his fist through the boy's hands and into his chest, hitting the air out of his lungs. The boy's arms were not strong enough and soon collapsed at his sides as he used the last of his strength to try and move away his powerful fist. The android held back a hard laugh at his efforts; he was nothing to him. The android was ready; ready to add a little more power to his effort and to punch his flying fist straight through the boy, thus ending the fight. But also bringing his own end. The words of his commander were drilled into his head: "The boy must remain alive," he recalled from the lecturing he and the other androids had received from Tinokoto.

The android grinned down at the boy, watching his face contort with pain. He was gasping for air now, the android had barely allowed him enough breathing space, he could not imagine how it felt. Satisfied that he had destroyed the boy's confidence and had wounded him, the android released his fist from the boy, quickly driving it away from his body and standing up straight. He grinned down at the saiya-jin boy that was talked about so highly. He seemed weak and pitiful through the android's eyes. Straying his glance away from Gohan, the android looked toward his commander and awaited his orders. He saw him give a nod in his general direction, the android beamed at the praise, which was rarely given.

Gohan's lungs burned intensely. He could barely breath, and he felt a darkness approaching his vision when it suddenly left. The fist, the one that had been pounding its way deeper into his stomach, causing him to lose his breath and to falter. He stopped. The attacked stopped. Gohan coughed hard, feeling small droplets of a substance gathering in the back of his throat. He knew immediately that it was the scarlet substance that ran throughout his whole body, the blow to his stomach and lower chest had hurt him badly. Pushing himself onto his elbows, his back aching incredibly from the strain placed on it, Gohan brought a hand up to his face and wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. Looking at his hand he saw the scarlet substance that he had wiped away. The look of it taunted him.

Narrowing his eyes, Gohan shot a glare toward the android, who stood ignoring him as he waited for his next orders. Pushing himself up into a standing position, Gohan quickly righted himself, finding his legs weak and fragile under his own weight. Anger swelled in his pride as the saiya-jin half of him raged, burning with anger to kill the android. To rip him to spreads and then fry the remaining parts into dust with a powerful ki blast. Clenching his teeth tightly together, Gohan faced contorted into a look of pure determination. He would not give up, not ever. As long as he could move he would never give up hope, he would go on and fight until he had given it everything he had.


Tinokoto watched the fight from afar. The saiya-jin boy seemed weaker, less of a threat than before, almost as if he were not the same person he was when they had first sighted him. A small frown settled on Tinokoto's cold features, he had been hoping for a chance to fight, to get his hands bloody with the saiya-jin's blood, but he obviously was not going to be a challenge to him. He could easily take over the boy, he would be down in one punch and dead by the second punch. A wicked smile played at Tinokoto's face as he waved a hand absently at the android who was fighting Gohan. He was one of their more powerful androids, though he was small and had many weaknesses. He thought the fight between him and Gohan would have been better; perhaps more interesting. Though he was soon finding that Gohan was no match for him. He chuckled bitterly as he watched the android wait for his orders; whether to precede or to discontinue.

"Send in the next warrior, Jusu is much too powerful for Son Gohan to handle." Said Tinokoto to the android standing next to him. Though Tinokoto would have delighted himself in the idea of watching his warriors inflict more pain on the young one, Tinokoto remembered his orders clearly: he was to bring back Son Gohan alive.

The taller warrior next to him quickly nodded and bowed his head in respect. Then, turning to the android waiting in the battlefield, he motioned for him to come back to the rest of the group.

"Conki, you are next." He called out, relating his commander's orders as Jusu walked back toward the group, a small frown shown clearly on his face for having to end the fight so soon.


Gohan's frustration boiled as he watched the android walk away from him. The saiya-jin half of his mind was screaming at him, telling him that he should not been taken so lightly as to turn have someone's back turned to him. Pushing himself forward, Gohan quickly raised his ki and flew in front of the android. Gingerly landing on the ground, his boots barely causing any noise as they planted themselves firmly on the hard surface. Balling his fingers into tight fists Gohan stood in the path of android, his anger flaring. Ignoring the pain throughout his body and limbs, Gohan charged up his ki and ran at the android, his fist moving backward and ready to throw a hard punch as soon as he was close enough.

Jusu was surprised, nonetheless. The saiya-jin boy had spirit, he would admit it, though he knew his efforts were in vain. Glad for the welcoming presence of continuing the fight, the android quickly brought back his legs and stood in a defensive stance, ready for the young one's attack. The speed in which he came to him was mind throbbing. He was quick, quicker than anyone the android had ever seen. Bringing his hands up to cover his face and prepared to block for the attack, the android stood ready smirking as he thought about how weak the boy was and how his punch could do nothing to hurt him.

Gohan raced toward the android mentally counting off the seconds before impact. Before his fist would collide with his body, hopefully penetrating his defenses enough to weaken him and give Gohan the chance to attack again. Narrowing his eyes, Gohan cursed to himself silently as he saw the android move into a defensive position, there was no way his attack would get threw and Gohan knew it. But the young saiya-jin had more than one trick that he could easily pull on android as he saw the huge flaw in his defense. He had shielded his eyes, Gohan could stop and go at him from any direction without him ever noticing. Taking the chance Gohan quickened his pace, racing right in front of the android and going threw with the punch when he suddenly disappeared from sight, his fist never colliding with the android. He reappeared almost as soon as he disappeared, only this time he was aloft in the air slight above the android, his hands brought together and quickly building up into ki blast.

Jusu had no clue where he was as he began to remove his arms from his vision, he never knew where Gohan had been as he felt a sudden wave of pain. Falling to the ground in agony, he looked down at his himself. He was covered in his own blood and had a huge gaping hole in his side from a ki blast that the saiya-jin boy had attacked him with. His blue androidic eyes quickly darted left and right as he tried to catch the sight of the boy, anger filling into his head and clouding his mind. He saw his body, standing right next to him, one hand out stretched through the rest, his fingers held apart as he built up energy and prepared to let go of another ki blast that would end the android's life. Jusu watched as the saiya-jin boy looked away, his eyes closed as if not wanting to watch the death that he was about to lay upon the android even though he had tempted to kill him at first sight. Then he released the ki attack and the last thing Jusu saw was the turned head of the saiya-jin named Son Gohan.

Gohan looked away, he could not bare the sight of watching himself kill someone. Clenching his teeth tightly together Gohan turned his body away from where the android had been, he did not need to look to know he was dead. Taking a deep breath, Gohan calmed his mind. His mind was racing with thoughts, fear, emotions, and the sign of death. He had killed someone, someone who would have killed him had it not been for special orders. Gohan had ended his life and he felt bad about it. He never wanted to be a killer, he just wanted to do what was right and protect what he loved. These androids wanted to destroy what he loved, the saiya-jin half of him reasoned that was enough of a reason to destroy the creature, though his other more calm and not so bloody thirsty half reasoned that there was a "better way" to deal with the situation. He could have, after all, of beaten him unconscious, but he had not done that. He had shot the ki blast and had ended his life.

He was a murderer. Son Gohan was a killer.


Tinokoto let a brief moment of shock cross his face as he watched the fight, his attention thoroughly gained as he saw Son Gohan get up and actually try to attack Jusu! But what surprised him more was that he had actually done it, he had beaten Jusu and killed him in the process. Though, Tinokoto found it hard to believe that the boy almost looked upset that he had killed off one of them. Tinokoto stood straight and smirked at this, he knew the boy had a soft spot but he had never imagined it to be so big. It was a flaw, and a huge one by Tinokoto's standards.


All his life he had been protected. Protected by his mother, his father, his friends. He never once fought for himself, nor had he until now. Now he knew what it was like to be a killer, a person who had ended the life of another. Several years ago, before the Cell Games, before his father's death, Gohan had never thought about it this way. He had thought of it as a means of survive a sort of "I win, you lose" type of thing. That nothing would really happen, though it always did, he was only oblivious to the real fact of death. Now that fact haunted him.

Gohan wanted to leave, he wanted to go home and be with his brother and mother, to protect them from harm and evil. He did not want to be here, fighting though he knew in sense he was fighting for his family's lives. He was scared, he was tired, and he was not sure how long he would be able to go on. He had been defeated once and it could be done so again.

Taking a step toward Tinokoto and the rest of the remaining androids Gohan let a harsh glare cover his emotions that were quickly building on him. He tried to push them away, to ignore them and later contemplate them when and if he ever would have the chance. Right now he had to keep his mind on the battle ahead, he knew they were not going to give up that easily, it was a given. Taking a deep breath Gohan steadied him; brining his left leg back and his right leg slightly forward so that he would stay in an even and balanced position as his legs stuck firmly onto the hard dry ground. His eyes were narrow and emotionless as he stared at the rest them menacingly, a pure look of evil spreading onto his features and making his saiya-jin heritage proud, though he was not. He stood there waiting with his hands held out in front of himself prepared to block or attack when necessary. He would not give up without a fight, he would not surrender to his more human side and just let them take him, he would subjugate to his saiya-jin will and be prepared for the upcoming assault that he was surely about to face. He had too, it was the only thing he could do.


A snarl grew in the back of Tinokoto's throat as he watched Son Gohan stand and wait for the next android. He had killed one of his strongest fighters but Tinokoto would not pass up the chance to let his "weaker" androids fight. Grinning Tinokoto waved a hand at the android next to him, signaling for the next of his warriors to attack. Watching with narrowed eyes as Conki, his third ranking officer, walked out into the battlefield a small smile crept onto Tinokoto's face. Conki would be a good match for the saiya-jin boy, though not as strong as Jusu he was quick for his huge size and he would easily be able to take the boy's attacks without faltering. Tinokoto smirked as his attention remained ahead at the battle about to precede, he knew this would be interesting.


Gohan's eyes narrowed, his mind alert and his body posed ready for any attack. He watched with a critical eye as another android walked out into the battlefield. This one was much different from the last one he had fought. He was tall, but not as muscular that alluded to the fact that he was probably fast. Squinting his eyes against the bright sun that had rose as he fought, Gohan bit down on his teeth. The fainted hints of a snarl worked on his young features as the wind blew back his hair out of his face. He watched, his eyes locked on the big android closing in on him, as the android walked up next to him, only stopping when he was within a foot of Gohan.

Conki stood looking emotionlessly at the young saiya-jin boy in front of him. He wore no expression as he towered far above the boy's tallest height. Moving one hand out in front of him and stretching it out so that it were mere inches from the boy's face, Conki steadily built up a large amount of ki in his hand. He watched as the saiya-jin named Son Gohan took a step back nervously, his hands posed in front of him and ready for any sort of attack landed at him. He stood rooted in his position, unwilling to move for Conki or to even save his own life. Pitiful, thought Conki as he released the ki blast letting it fly straight for the small boy, no remorse or regret shown on his cold features.

Quickly jumping to the side at the obvious signs of the android releasing the ki blast, Gohan quickly rolled over his shoulder and stood back up. The ki blast had missed him by a long shot. Giving himself a little jump into the air, Gohan's body remained aloft as he flew toward the impending sight of the android, his fingers made into a fist that was ready to strike.

Sensing the obvious attack that was being thrown at him, Conki quickly ducked to the side as Gohan flew past him, shocked from seeing how fast he had moved. Conki grinned, showing his first sign of emotion as he quickly brought an elbow down on the boy. He was surprised at how quickly he regained his composure as his elbow met with the flat of the saiya-jin's arm. Throwing several punches at him, Conki quickly maneuvered his punches searching for the wholes in the boy's defense. He spotted one, using the opportunity to strike him in the side but was quickly stopped as his fist met with the boy's raised knee. He blocked the attack, surprising Conki, who would have never have used his leg to block such an attack.

Gohan quickly used the moment of surprise against the android as he left a whole in defense by hunching forward in order to punch him. Bringing his cupped hands above his head, Gohan hurled them down hard on the shoulder of the android, causing him to fall straight to the ground from the impact. Backing away from Conki as he quickly stood back up, Gohan slowly let his feet gingerly land on the ground. Eyes narrowed and transfixed on the android, Gohan waited for him to make the first move.

Pushing himself up from the ground, Conki stood somewhat surprised by the boy's quickness. Smirking slowly, he waited patiently as the dust flying through the air began to settle from being disturbed by his fall. A bitter laugh rang through the android's lips as he stared at Gohan, his eyes cold and heartless. "Prepare to die, brat!" he yelled out as he charged toward Gohan, who immediately began to fly toward Conki as well. Meeting in the middle of the distance between them, both warriors quickly exchanged punches left and right, blocking when necessary, looks of determination on both.

Small beads of sweat slowly rolled down Gohan's thinly curved face as his eyes remained locked on Conki. Taking deep breaths in between punches and blocks, Gohan felt himself tire. His arms were aching and his mind was unclear, making it difficult for him to respond to an assault in time. Gritting his teeth slightly, Gohan scolded himself mentally. He had to stop worrying and fight! Pushing forward with a kick, a satisfied look crossed Gohan's face as his leg connected with the android's side. Moving in for another attack while the android caught himself from his kick, Gohan quickly maneuvered behind him and aimed another kick blow for his shoulder.

Conki bit the top of his lip, his anger growing for having to be embarrassed in front of his commander and comrades by a little brat. Seeing that the boy was obviously about to attack him from behind, Conki swiftly twisted his body around on one foot as his arm extended to meet the kick that Gohan was attempting to land. Grinning, Conki grabbed hold of the boy's foot and quickly yanked him down to the ground with a powerful force. Still holding the boy within the clutches of his power grasp, Conki used his other hand to power up a ki blast. Watching as a shocked look crossed the boy's face, Conki let go of the blast, standing barely a foot away.

Closing his eyes tightly and clenching his teeth together, Gohan quickly brought his hands up to try and shield away the close range ki blast as best he could. He knew he had no chance of moving in time since the android was still gripping his foot tightly, causing a painful sensation to run along the young saiya-jin's leg. A scream erupted from the back of his throat as the ki blast connected with his body, causing extreme amounts of pain to rush throughout every one of his limbs. It was like being on fire, a huge and powerful fire that was burning away at your skin and causing intense amounts of pain. The blast had been small, but it had taken its toll on the young saiya-jin boy.

A sheer look of happiness, an almost giddy look settled on Conki's face as he watched the helpless saiya-jin being consumed by the blast. Though he knew that it had not been enough to kill him, it would at least cause serious damage to his fragile body. Grinning, Conki released his iron grip from the boy's foot and let it fall to the ground unmoving. The ki blast slowly faded away, though area was covered in falling dust and dirt from the power of it. Wiping the look away from his face, Conki turned away from where he had last seen the boy.

Conki made his way back to the area where his commander and comrades were until he was suddenly thrown several feet away when a hard punch connected with his jaw. Falling into the ground, Conki looked up with a wavering vision. Quickly collecting himself from the blow, his cold dark eyes glazed toward where he had just been moments ago. His eyes narrowed when the dust began to settle, revealing the sight of the saiya-jin brat named Gohan. The boy barely stood, his clothes ripped in several areas, many small bleeding wounds and scratches lining his legs and arms, and one large cut that ran deep into his flesh on his side was bleeding profoundly. The ki blast had obviously hit him there. His gi was soaked in his own blood, the orange color lost behind the scarlet color of his own blood. Conki smirked.

Gohan took several deep breaths causing a burning sensation to run along the insides of his lungs. The pain was unbearable, but he figured he would rather breathe and live with the pain than dying. One eye partly closed, Gohan stood hunched over. He favored his right leg, the other supporting the most of his weight, while one hand remained at his bleeding side, the other balled into a tight fist in front of him. Small scarlet lines caressed his face and body as his wounds bled freely. Sweat mixed with the scarlet substance as the small droplets caressed the saiya-jin boy's forehead and ran along the side of his cheek, then down his neck until it was soaked up by his gi. Clenching his teeth tightly together Gohan forced away the pain coursing through his body. He felt an unbearable pity against for being so weak. If only he were stronger..if only had... His thoughts trailed as he glazed ahead. The android stood dumbfound in front of him, obviously thinking that saiya-jin would go down easily. A friece look crossed Gohan's normally gentle eyes as he stood glaring toward Conki. His teal eyes narrowed dangerously close, Gohan began to walk toward his assaultant, he was not about to let him get the upper hand on the battle.

Walking caused a great stress against his muscles. Stepping heavily on his left leg, the other limping slightly, Gohan slowly made his way toward Conki. His speed increased as he neared him, the android not moving, a shocked look still registered on his face. Licking his dry lips with a quick swept of his tongue, Gohan gently bit down on the top of his lip nervously. Now was his chance to get the upper hand, he just needed to react. The only problem was that he was not sure he could force himself too. Pushing aside his fears and worries with great strain, Gohan quickly raised his ki level and shot through the air, his body aloft from the ground and his hands held in front of him ready to attack. He knew he would be too slow on foot, this was his last chance before it could all fall apart.

Conki flexed nervously. He was not sure about the saiya-jin's abilities now that he had swipstanded a powerful ki blast and still was able to attack him when he was off guard. A small ounce of fear trickled down Conki's spine as he thought carefully about his next move, he would have to play smart now. The kid obviously not dumb and he was powerful as well. That would not be good for Conki's side. Gritting his teeth slightly, he pushed away the small worries from his mind and prepared himself from the boy's attack. He was weaker now and would probably have little chance of beating him on hand-to-hand fighting, though he had a sinking feeling that the saiya-jin would find some way to manage.

Stepping to his right at the last second Conki barely was able to avoid the saiya-jin's fist as he shot pass where he had just stood. Conki stared wide eyed as the saiya-jin turned around with lightening speed and flew straight for him again, a cruel and emotionless look now replacing the once young and gentle face that Conki had first laid eyes upon.

The saiya-jin boy was going to kill him. He was going to fight with everything he had now.

Standing his ground Conki raised his hands up to his face in a defensive stance. Thinking carefully, Conki could only guess what the boy's next attack would provide. Whether another straightforward assault or a decoy attack, he did not know. Prepared for the worse, Conki was surprised when Gohan did not alter his course. He was obviously going for a straightforward attack just as he had done so better. Conki smirked slightly, the boy was losing his mind, he thought to himself bitterly. No one in their right mind would attack the same way over and over again that was sane, Conki reasoned, his years of fighting kicking in as he thought about the boy's attack form. It was sloppy, but one could expect much worse after the fighting and attacks he had endured. Conki grinned; perhaps these saiya-jins would be more of a challenge than he had originally thought.

Gohan threw himself forward. He was not thinking clearly and he knew it. His mind was screaming at him, telling him to attack, to punch, to kick, to keep going and not to stop. He was not moving strategically and it would be his downfall. He knew punching and kicking randomly would not help his situation, it would only cause confusion. He could clearly remember when Piccolo had told him that many years ago, the time seemed so far away. Almost like a lost memory that was tucked somewhere in his subconscious mind, hidden from thought or reason. Gohan shook his head, his raven strands pulled back by the force of flying through the air. His mind was a hubbub of confusion, not allowing him to think clearly and to save himself from an ultimate mistake.

Nearing Conki, his speed still constant and his fists aimed and ready in front of himself, Gohan lunged his fist outward at Conki. His forward momentum stopped immediately, as he brought his knee up and to Conki, hoping to land a deep knee to his stomach with the distraction of his first punch. Sweat drops streamed down the sides of Gohan's brow, the small droplets of sweat gingerly sliding down the curves of his cheeks as he pushed himself onward. His body ached, screaming at him to crease his movements and to rest, though he did not alter his attacks, his saiya-jin half pushing him onward to glory and victory.

Conki was stunned, though prepared for the young saiya-jin's assaults. He quickly jerked his head to the side, the boy's fist only lightly glazing his cheek as he attempted to kick the android in the stomach. Moving his hands quickly, Conki brought his hands together, catching the boy's knee and blocking the attack before he had a chance to hit him. The saiya-jin responded with bringing his other leg up and over his own body, attempting to connect with Conki's head. He ducked quickly, barely missing Gohan's leg as it swept just over his head. Reacting quickly, Conki brought a tightly closed fist on the saiya-jin's back as the momentum of his kick caused his back to remain to him for only the briefest moment. The moment had been enough for Conki, as his fist connected with the boy's back, sending him hurling forward. He watched somewhat fascinated as the boy righted himself after toppling over the ground several times, his body already moving into a defensive position. The boy had skills, though he was obviously too weak to hurt him.

"Give up, you are finished." Called out Conki, his voice echoing softly as a small laugh escaped from his lips. He grinned at the boy as look of anger crossed his face, the remark had pushed him even farther to the edge of his rope. To the point where he would no longer except reason and think blindly, it would be an easy victory then.

Gohan's teal eyes narrowed dangerously close as he glared at the android, his anger reaching a high point. He could feel his anger pulling at him and causing him to loose what rationalism he had left. He gritted his teeth together lightly, his mind working quickly to think of some way to get the upper hand on the android. His options were limited and he knew was low on strength. He could already feel the strain of the fight beating down heavily against him.

"That's enough!" yelled out Gohan, his frustration taking over him. He had only one option left at this point, if it did not work it could possibly mean the end of him. Bringing his hands in front of him, his muscles tensing as he moved his palms outward, the tips of his fingers slightly bent inward. "Ka..." his voice rang from the depth of his lungs. A power began to build in the amist of his palm, a small blue glow beginning to form as he tilted his head forward slightly, several golden strands flying in front of his face. "Me..." his muscled tensed, tightening under the power that was steadily growing, robbing the young saiya-jin of his own power as it did so. His arms jolted backward, his body tilted sideways, almost as it were protecting the power ki building within his grasp with his shoulders. His eyes narrowed, their teal depth lost behind a look of pure concentration as he stared at Conki, his target picked and located dead in front of him.

Conki laughed, his voice ringing from his throat as he watched the boy's final attempt against him. He smiled, knowing that the young saiya-jin would not be able to gain enough strength in one blast to destroy him, the thought of that being possible was laughable. In fact he did laugh, he laughed at the foolish brat that stood in front of him, thinking he could possible beat him. The thought of it impossible in the android's man-made mind.

"Ha..." Gohan continued, ignoring the laughter coming from his target. Several beams of bright blue shot from his cupped hands, the light shining into the sky and setting a mystical scene. He clenched his teeth tightly together, feeling the raw power held within his hands, the intensity of it wearing down on the young saiya-jin as he prepared himself for the final stage and then the end of either himself or the android. "Me..." his voice lowered somewhat as he spoke, the tone deadly serious yet calm, as if he already knew the outcome of his blast. Conki seemed unafraid of his attack, though Gohan knew he would think in such a way toward an attack at moment, the remaining of his power drawing into the attack.

He felt himself weakening, barely able to hold the attack in place as he rooted his feet firmly in the ground. The earth below his feet shook under him, the power of his attack causing pieces of the dry ground to fly upward from its original hold and into the air where it was turned into dust from the magnitude of the concentrated ki.

"HA!" his voice boomed through the air, the sound of his voice echoing into the background. His hands moved in front of him, his shoulders facing forward as he released the awesome power of a kamehameha aimed directly at Conki. Gohan felt his feet fall back into the earth, digging a hole into the dry ground as the power of his own attack caused him to fall back slightly, though he remained in his position, unwilling to let go of his attack until he had completed his task. He clenched his teeth tightly together as his powerful ki blast reached the surprised Conki, the blast engulfing him in the bright blue light.

A scream was heard from the depths of the blue light, obviously belonging to the android named Conki. Never had he expected to be thrown such a powerful attack and from a saiya-jin child nonetheless. He felt his life slipping away, his body parts slowly breaking away from their original hold as the intensity of the concentrated ki ripped through his body and devoured him.

Gohan felt himself barely able to hold the ki blast back, the power of it quickly draining from him as he pushed it onward. He heard the scream coming from the android's voice, wincing inwardly at the horrifying sound that ringed in his sensitive ears. He gulped, slowly releasing from the attack, his body no longer able to sustain such a large amount of ki at his present state. The energy released from his hands immediately, the blue light disappearing slowly as it faded into a clear color, the excess ki lost. Gohan felt a great relief lifted from himself as he smiled crookedly, one eyes partly open as he stumbled slightly forward, his stance unsteady as he strained to hold himself upright. His golden strands flashed black, their golden color slowly fading to their original raven strands as his teal eyes shined, following the same pattern. He felt himself powering down, unable to keep himself in super saiya-jin form without continuing to weaken himself more. He needed his strength at this point and he knew he had to reserve as much of it as he could.

Taking several deep breaths, Gohan looked toward where his kamehameha had been aimed. His dark eyes widened slightly as he glazed at the area, nothing left there but charred ground and a large whole that the ki blast had made against the earth. The saiya-jin boy let out a small sigh of relief. He had done it, he had defeated the android. A drunken glaze overtook his body, glad that he had been victorious and that he could make his saiya-jin heritage proud. His dark eyes shined as his vision wavered. He felt delirious, barely conscious of the fact that the rest of the bio-androids had begun to approach him.

To be continued...

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And there you have it, my first completely fighting chapter in GJ. So watcha think? Good, bad, horrible? I like the feedback! Tell me watcha think...