Chapter 8

Gohan vs Hollow Ichigo

"Let's go, Ichigo! Time to go deep inside your mind. You'll have to fight your hollow inside your own soul." Shinji said.

"I know, already! You don't need to tell me ten times!" Ichigo yelled.

"I've noticed that Ichigo yells a lot. Kind of gets annoying after a while, doesn't it?" Gohan asked.

"I don't know him that well, so no, I wouldn't know." Piccolo said.

Ichigo closed his eyes and tried his best to enter his soul, but Gohan kept talking during his method.

"So what's his soul like? Is it boring? How long will it take for him to defeat his hollow? Do you have any food? I'm starving!" Gohan blabbed.

"Gohan, do you mind SHUTTING THE HELL UP!" Ichigo screamed.

"I just wanted to know." Gohan said.

"I'll tell you all that you want to know." Mashiro said.

"Thanks!" Gohan said.

"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!" Ichigo screamed.

"Ichigo, I'm just telling Gohan that you have no chance because you have no talent, or strength, or brains to take on your hollow." Mashiro said.

"Mashiro, that's not very nice. Can you apologize to Ichigo please?" Gohan asked.

"Hmmm, you said please, so, okay, I'm sorry Ichigo." Mashiro said.

"Just... shut up." Ichigo said, lowly.

Ichigo placed his sword on the ground,and closed his eyes. Seconds later, he opened his eyes to find himself inside his inner world. Looking around, he saw his hollow, with his arm on his knee.

"Hello... king. What brings you here?" Hollow Ichigo asked.

Outside of the inner world.

Ichigo's body started shaking, one of the Vizards placed a huge orange block over Ichigo and Gohan.

"Hey! You forgot me!" Gohan yelled.

"I thought you were going to fight him. Sorry about that." The large Vizard said.

"Let him out, Hachigen." Shinji said.

"Too late! I wanted to meet him before. What better way to do that than a fight. BRING IT, GOHAN!" Hollow Ichigo yelled.

"...Why is Ichigo staring at me like that?" Gohan asked.

"Gohan, you dolt! Ichigo's possessed by his hollow!" Piccolo yelled.

"How can a ghost get possessed?" Gohan asked.

"Don't question what you don't understand! Just fight him!" Piccolo said. "By the way, he feels a lot more powerful since I fought him. Be careful, alright."

"Sure thing, Piccolo." Gohan said. "Let's do this!"

"I like you, Gohan. I'm sorry I'm gonna enjoy beating you up so much." Hollow Ichigo said, jumping at Gohan.

"I'm sorry you feel that way. Guess I'll take this up a notch." Gohan said, transforming into a super saiyan.

"Nice transformation! Makes Ichigo's look like crap." Hollow Ichigo said.

Gohan didn't move until Hollow Ichigo actually made some sort of move against him. Gohan noticed that he was growing a large tail, and his arm changed too. Gohan quickly dodged his attack and just studied the way his form was growing, as if his body was coming out of thin air.

"Why do you want to eat Ichigo's soul?" Gohan asked.

"Because it's my instinct, that's why." Hollow Ichigo answered.

"You don't have to follow your instinct. Take me for example. If I were left alone, I would probably follow my own saiyan instincts, which is to kill and destroy everything. My father was the same way, sort of. He hit his head pretty hard when he was a baby, which made him forget all his saiyan instincts and adopt a life of peace." Gohan said.

"I get what you're saying, but I'll pass on that peaceful life. Sounds boring if you ask me." Hollow Ichigo said. "No more talk! Let's just fight!"

Hollow Ichigo threw his sword at Gohan. Gohan quickly dodged it and used a small energy attack to make Hichigo recoil. (I'm getting tired of saying Hollow Ichigo all the time.) Hichigo pulled his sword back and it cut Gohan's shoulder. The cut wasn't deep, but it still made Gohan fall on his knees.

"Ow. That hurt, a little. So, what happened to Ichigo?" Gohan asked.

"I'm fighting him. Don't ask how that works, okay." Hichigo punched a piece of Hichigo's mask off. Hichigo started to make a few stabs at Gohan. Dodging them all, Gohan punched Hichigo's face again. "Seriously, stop punching my face! It's pissing me off!"

"I'm just trying to fight you!" Gohan yelled.

"GOHAN, STOP ARGUING WITH HIM AND FIGHT HIM!" Piccolo yelled.

"S-sorry, Piccolo." Gohan said.

"You in trouble with the alien, or Something?" Hichigo asked.

"He was my mentor when I was four years old." Gohan said.

Hichigo grabbed Gohan's face and threw him towards a wall. He then put two fingers up and attacked Gohan with a red cero. Gohan landed on the wall and deflected the cero. Later, he sent a masenko at Hichigo, only for him to split the masenko in half with his sword.

"BANKAI!" Hichigo yelled, transforming into a monstrous looking beast. "I wonder what a super saiyan can do against me like this!" Hichigo sent a black and red getsuga towards Gohan point blank, hitting Gohan towards the ground. "Is that it, super saiyan, or do I need to-" Gohan punched him hard on the stomach. While he was floating towards the ground, Gohan kicked him hard on the back of his head. "Grrrah!"

"You sure got slower. Maybe It's all that bulk?" Gohan questioned.

"D-damn! You've got quite an arm there, Gohan. I'm amazed! Too bad my fun is coming to an end. That bastard Ichigo actually defeated me. Caught me off guard, that's why. When Ichigo comes back, tell him I said good luck." Hichigo said.

"So, now what? Are you going to disappear forever?" Gohan asked.

"No, I'm just gonna watch. Little does Ichigo know that I can still talk to him. He may have defeated me, but that's not gonna stop me from giving my opinions about his fighting style." Hichigo laughed. "See you around, Gohan."

"See ya, I guess..." Gohan said.

Hichigo's mask and body disappeared. Through the smoke, a new mask was atop of Ichigo's face. He fell to the ground, exhausted.

"How are you feeling, Ichigo?" Shinji asked.

"I'm... feeling better." Ichigo said.

"Good. Now for the last part of our training." Shinji said, as Gohan turned back to normal.

The end of Chapter 8.