Falling into Darkness
Chp 7
A Secret Revealed
Disclaimer: Sorry to have kept you guys waiting for so long, but many things had kept my busy, however, I'm back in action and ready for this next chapter, so let's get started shall we? This chapter should be a relatively long one, as lots of stuff are going to be revealed! As always, I do not own any of the characters in this fanfiction, except for Giku and Shinta.
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Giku continued his race towards somewhere, he had no idea where he was headed, his body was taking him on instinct alone. He could feel power raging through him, and along with it an incredibly thirst for vengeance. Giku soon found himself at the old Cell Games Arena, being drawn there by something, he did not know what it was, but he landed on a mountain side nearby. He looked down at a massive crater that was in the ground, and a grin seemed to cross his face. He had a realization that dawned on him, he would search for the closest similar source of ki that seemed to trail out from the crater. He had heard about the great warrior known as Goku, and wondered if only someone this powerful could have left such a strong ki signature behind. He then put together that Goku was one of the people who was fighting Cell at the Cell Games.
Giku suppressed his ki to a bare minimum, already having learned how to control his power, in hopes that none of the other fighters would have sensed him. It would have been incredibly hard if they had, as he did not wish to give himself away to them just yet. No, he would take his sweet time waiting for Goku to show a sign of himself again. He would be the first of the victims that Giku would take his vengeance out on. Giku chuckled in amusement to himself at that thought. He took flight to the skies again and flew as slowly as possible to keep his ki suppressed, while scanning the energies from the other people of the planet, he was able to pick up on six distinct powerful ki sources. The wind blew through his hair, as he had a manic grin on his face.
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Chichi paced back and forth, she had no idea where Gohan had gone at this point, he could be anywhere, and she hadn't heard word back from Krillin yet. She knew something was terribly wrong with Gohan, and she hoped he had been okay, but on top of this, she had to worry about the baby Goten every hour or so. He was always making some kind of racket, wanting food or needing a diaper change, the normal things that came with a baby.
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Giku was flying over a forest like landscape when he came across a house out of the blue, he flew down and landed, and decided he needed to get a glass of water and some food, after all, he was still human, and he needed to eat and drink to keep his new found ki at a heightened amount. He landed and knocked on the door
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Chichi heard a knock come from her door, and she blinked a little bit.
I wonder who that could be? Chichi thought to herself as she opened the door, she looked down to see a small boy, who looked similar in nature to Gohan, but a bit rougher in build, standing at her door step.
"Umm, can I help you?" Chichi asked the boy she was looking at.
The boy looked at her and smiled, "Yes, ma'am.. I've been walking for a while, and I needed a place to stop and get some food and water, you see I'm currently traveling back to my house."
Chichi looked down and the boy, and seeing he sweet smile, she nodded at him, "Yes, come in, I'll fix you a quick sandwhich and some water, you may feel free to look around, but please don't break anything. Ah, could I have your name?"
The boy looked up at her and smiled, "Ah.. yes, my name is Giku.." he walked into the house. He looked around and felt a distinct sense of familiarity, it wasn't quite the same as his old house, but it reminded him of it. The texture of the walls, brown, and the way the room was set up, with an odd couch set in the middle, a tv in front of that, a rug in the middle and a table that was capable of being sat on. It was quite easy to get around with the four doorways. He opened up a door and walked into a room, in it he saw a bed, and a desk with a lamp on it, some shelves with books on them, and a window directly in front of him with two purple curtains. He walked over to the desk and noticed a letter was written on it, he looked over the letter and read it carefully in his head:
Dear dad,
I'm writing to let you know that I'm sorry for what I did. I'll never truly be able to forgive myself for it. I don't know how long it'll take me to get over this, if I ever get over it. You meant a lot to me, more than you'll ever know, you taught me so much more than I could have ever though possible to learn, where mom and the others thought you were dense, I thought you were incredibly wise. You've given me great times.
I still remember our battle at the cell games, when you asked me to go out there and fight. I was scared, but I was determined, I was determined that if I could win the fight, we could all go home in peace. Unfortunately after my power was released, I let my arrogance get to me, and because of that you had to sacrifice yourself. I hope you're having fun up there in the otherworld, cause life for me has been a living hell ever since.
Loving and missing you always,
Son Gohan, son of Goku.
A wide smirk came over Giku's face, he was IN the house that Goku had lived in, the martial arts warrior, and this was a letter from his son. He now knew that he was in a position where he had all the advantage in the world against any powerful friends that Goku might have had. A dark look of satisfaction made it's way over his visage, and he clenched his fist so much it might have drawn blood, before hearing a distinct call from downstairs by an elderly woman who had just finished making him food and drink. A very mortifying discovery indeed..."Giku thought to himself, as he walked down the stairs.
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Videl was inside her kitchen, which had a refrigerator on the right, the cabinets to the left, and a small stove in which to cook on. She was busy making dinner for both her and Gohan, and contrary to her disbelief of what Gohan told her, she had fixed enough food to feed an entire set of horses since she didn't think he would lie to her about his appetite. Ever since running away she had seen many strange things, so this didn't really bother her that much, it just meant she'd have to spend more money per week, but she had gotten a lot from her father's welfare protection, even though he claimed he didn't need it. She had previously pushed the thoughts of what had happened earlier back into her head, but that ominous feeling was still there
Gohan was in the living room sitting on the couch. He was trying to watch something on tv to get his mind off of what had just happened, but was unable to find anything of interest to him. The dark ki that had exerted itself from his body weighed on him heavily, and he had wondered exactly why it happened, but had come to the conclusion that it could find no other exit point except to leave his body. He knew the foreboding of what this meant, he would have to fight someone else soon. He had an irrelevant flash of the image of his mother in his head, and wondered if it was just him being home sick or not. He yawned as the door opened and Videl came in with his food.
He immediately set up, all his worries being taken off as Videl set the food down in front of him. The entire tray consisted of foods ranging from rice cakes, to rice, to soybeans, ramen noodles, chicken, sushi, and other great favorites. Gohan couldn't decide to pick just which one he wanted to eat first, but decided to go with the rice cakes, and within 5 minutes, he had cleared the entire tray of food, much to Videl's surprise, who had barely finished hers with all the shock she was in. Gohan leaned back into the couch, and patted his stomach.
"That was great, you cook almost as well as mom, no, maybe even better than her!" Gohan exclaimed
Videl blushed a little bit, "Thank you.. I appreciate that" she smiled, feeling warm inside knowing that for once Gohan was actually happy, and his minds had been taken off his worries.
"Do you do this kind of thing often?" Gohan offered the question, trying to keep the conversation going.
"Oh.. no, that was actually my 3rd time cooking for someone, but my 20th time cooking altogether. I ran away recently." She giggled amusedly to herself
Gohan chuckled lightly, "Oh.. I see.." he looked out the window now, seeing that evening was beginning to set in. He wondered at what time he would end up wanting to go to bed, after all, he was now free to just about anything that didn't go against his moral values, and that included staying up all night.
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Up at King Yemma's, Goku was watching the events unfold. He had seen the ki take over someone and knew that things were getting more dire by the second, when suddenly a doorway seemingly opened that was not open before. A bright light shown through the doorway blinding all who were there, and out from that light walked Piccolo, much to the surprise of Goku, King Kai, and King Yemma.
"Piccolo!" Goku exclaimed, having not seen his old friend in a good long while.
Piccolo looked at Goku's shocked visage, and a faint smile crossed his face, "It has been a while, hasn't it Goku?"
King Yemma looked down at the Namek before him, "Piccolo, what is the meaning of this? That gateway is only to be used in dire circumstances, or is this concerning Goku's son?"
Piccolo looked shocked that King Yemma knew that, and he nodded at King Yemma solemnly, and Yemma then nodded to Goku, who had been watching through King Kai.
Goku looked at Piccolo and spoke his piece, "I've been watching for a while now Piccolo, things have gotten even more dangerous than before. Gohan made a new friend, and the pent up anger inside of him had only one way to release itself, it came out of him in a physical form, and has now overtaken someone's body and has enslaved them to it's will."
Piccolo gasped in shock at this new found information, this meant that an even more dire threat posed itself ot earth than the very monster Cell himself, this could no go unaccounted for, as even the slightest global threat would have to be dealt with immediately, he only hoped he could think of a way to save the poor soul who had been overtaken by the ominious anger than Gohan had released into the world. He knew he had little time left, so he would have to get straight to the point to start explaining the situation.
"I see.. well, I came up here to see if I could talk to Yemma about negotiating a timeline where you could come back to earth for one day. You see, this is now an event that effects the entire universe, and this is a person's soul we're talking about. On top of that, we've also got to think about Gohan's feelings as well, he probably still feels a little lonely despite the fact that he found a new friend." He looked at Yemma, "I trust you understand what this means, Gohan could still make a choice, and we don't have time to wait anymore to see if his friend can heal his wounds, he needs his father."
King Yemma ran his hand across his chin, Piccolo's plan was a brilliant idea, and he knew that the only way to fix this was to send the source of it's cause down to Earth. Goku had made a huge mess, and he needed time to fix it, and Piccolo was right, this was a crisis that affected someone's soul and the entire universe at that.
"Very well then, I will make the necessary arrangements, you have one day Goku, you had better make this count." King Yemma boomed down over them all.
Goku nodded back furiously at the giant, "You can guarantee I'll set all this right Yemma, if it's the last thing I do!"
Yemma hoped that Goku was right about this situation, as he was the only one at this point who could do anything about it. He started to jot down the paperwork now needed to begin the arrangements to take Goku back to Earth for an entire day, after all, he was the ruler of the otherworld, and he ruled it with an iron fist.
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Vegeta was flying through the air at a furious rate, he was on his way to where Gohan's ki was, but had decided to track another ki signal that he had been feeling, he had a bad feeling about this ki, as it felt quite similar to the ki that had exited Gohan's body upon him finding a friend. He couldn't beleve anything like this was happening, it had seemed all too surreal for him. He had no idea how things could spiral out of control this fast, but he knew he had to act fast, and he knew Kakarot was the only one who could truly fix this problem. He sped through the skies as quickly as he could, he knew he didn't have much time left as this point.
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Giku had enjoyed the little meal he had in the Son household, but he knew it was time for him to go. He got up and began to walk to the door, then turned around and said his parting words to Chichi.
"Thank you for the dinner Miss Chichi, but I believe it's time I take my leave now." he smiled at her.
Chichi nodded to him, "Yes, goodbye Giku, take care of yourself."
He nodded back and walked out the door, shut it behind him, then took to the skies, flying to the west towards west city, he had decided it might be best to make a pit stop there, and maybe he could figure out more at a place called Capsule Corp, which was now headed by Bulma Briefs.
Chichi had wondered who that kid was, there was something about him that she just didn't like, she felt like she was in danger when he was around, even though he seemed so sweet, there was something deadly she felt behind that innocence, she knew it was a bad thing. She debated whether or not she should call Bulma, and finally decided to get up and go check on the Baby Goten, hoping nothing had happened to him
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Vegeta was flying over a foresty landscape now, and he felt a huge jolt of ki surge through him, he saw a glimmer in the distance and saw someone heading straight towards him. He knew this encounter wouldn't end so well, and he stopped in mid flight as he waited for whatever it was approaching him to stop,
Giku had felt a sudden surge of ki flow through him, he knew he was coming up on someone, and as he looked into the distance he saw a man who appeared to have spiked up hair and was relatively moderate in height. He flew up to the man and stopped in mid-flight, he had no idea who it was, but whoever it was had a strong ki pool, though not nearly enough to defeat him, he grinned at the newfound person he met, he knew he could easily silence this man. The wind blew harshly through the air as they faced each other.
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Author's Notes: What's this?! Vegeta has encountered Giku, could there be some fireworks to show? How will Vegeta get himself out of this mess? What will Gohan and Krillin do once the fight begins? How will Goku react to this, and will he be able to make it back in time? All this and more will be enlightened!
Author's Preview: Things are certainly getting exciting! Giku and Vegeta will confront each other in a battle in the next chapter, Gohan will sense Giku for the first time, and Piccolo's plan to help Giku will finally come to fruition. Krillin will finally come into contact with Chichi and explain to her exactly what's been happening over the past few days. Keep in touch guys, this is just going to get better from this point on.
