Hey, this is chapter 10. Almost done with this story, which is awesome. This chapter is a little delayed because I'm trying to get my ideas together. You know, trying to figure out what's going to happen, when he's good, when he's evil and all that jazz. Anyway, here goes chapter 10, enjoy.
Disclaimer: Didn't own DBZ today, yesterday, the day before, and tomorrow and probably not ever. Fan fiction based people.
(Last Time)
"Shut up!" Gohan shouted as he kicked Goku from behind, sending him to the ground. Gohan panted heavily as he grabbed his head. It was killing him.
"Not until I get you out of there," said Goku as he flipped himself up again.
Gohan fell to his knees. This was not part of the plan. Pure Gohan was supposed to stay under the surface and eventually disappear, not resurfacing and fighting. Visions of all the laughs and good times came into mind and Gohan couldn't take it. He gripped his head as he tried to stand up but ended up straining himself and falling unconscious.
(Continuation)
Goku powered down and examined his son. 'Yup he's unconscious, again. Hopefully my son will win this time,' Goku thought to himself. He picked up his son and then turned his attention to the three on the ground. Piccolo was slowly getting up, as was Krillan. Vegeta stood there, having nothing to say.
"He's out cold," said Goku.
"I see," said Piccolo. "But the real question is what are we going to do when he gets up again. We can't keep doing this Goku. He needs to be stopped. This whole scenario needs to end."
"I know," said Goku. "Let's take everyone to the lookout. Korin should have some senzu beans for everyone."
"Uh, I'll get Yamcha," said Krillan.
"Are you sure Krillan? You took a pretty hard attack," Goku asked.
"I'll be fine; Gohan's the one we should be worried about."
Goku nodded at his friend and took flight towards the sky. He was about fly away when he stopped. "Hey Vegeta"
"What do you want clown?"
"I was just wondering if maybe you want to help out. Save my son, and take down Dr. Flappe?"
"I will help, but only because nobody insults the prince and gets away with it, understand? I am not your friend."
"Fine by me," said Goku and then flew to the lookout with Gohan in his arms. Vegeta soon followed.
"Krillan," said Piccolo. "Do you think you can take both Tien and Yamcha to the lookout?"
"Yeah, I should be able to. Why? Where are you headed?"
"I need to go see someone."
Without another word, Piccolo left. Krillan went to retrieve his friends before also heading to the lookout.
(Within a Lab)
"Yes, Yes, I finally completed it. Soon the universe will be mine," the evil doctor chuckled. "Now all I've got to do is find the brat." Dr. Flappe was in his lab. He spent the last day and a half working on a way to make his device stronger. "Yes, yes, it's almost too good to be true."
"To bad your little plan isn't going to work," A voice came from behind. Dr. Flappe turned around and smirked.
"Why, hello Piccolo. What brings you here today? Gohan isn't here if you're looking for him."
"I already know where Gohan is. I came here for you."
"Me," the doctor questioned. "But what for?"
"Listen," said Piccolo walking closer to Dr. Flappe, then taking him by the throat and lifting him off the ground, practically suffocating him. This made the doctor drop his device on the floor.
"I want you to tell me how to fix Gohan. And you best not lie, if you know what's good for you."
"That…that device," said Dr. Flappe pointing to the floor. "Shoot it on him."
"Bull crap, you just said it help you take over the universe. Now tell me the real cure."
"No…ne…never"
Piccolo growled at the doctor, tightening his grip, still choking him.
"And you wouldn't w…want to k…k…kill me now, w…would you? Then you'll never know the c…cure."
Piccolo looked around the lab, scanning for anything that could possibly help him out.
"Mph, perfect," Piccolo said in a low voice.
Then Piccolo released Dr. Flappe. He fell and tried to catch his breath as he reached for the device he had dropped on the ground. Piccolo stopped him. The namekian put his foot on top of the device. Dr. Flappe looked horrified.
"No…No, don't do it."
But it was too late. Piccolo smashed the device into little bits and pieces. Burnt and crumbled metal scraps lay on the floor. Then Piccolo walked over to the desk and snatched up all the blueprints on the desk and on the walls.
"You can't take those away from me. I need those."
"Well not anymore. Your brainwashing days are finished." Piccolo began blowing up all the metallic scraps in the lab.
"No stop. Please," Dr. Flappe begged. His pleas were useless as Piccolo continued to burn up the lab until everything in the lab was in flames.
Finally Piccolo formed one last energy blast in his hands. But this one was aimed for the doctor.
"You can't destroy me. I'm your only hope to save Gohan."
"There is more than one brilliant scientist in the world. We will save Gohan but without your help." With that Piccolo shot the ball, which would surely kill him at Dr. Flappe.
(At the lookout)
Goku was hesitant to let Dende heal Gohan. He wouldn't want him to get up and have to fight all over again because then they would be stuck in the same position, again.
"Dende, I think we should hold off on healing Gohan," said Goku.
"Um, okay."
Goku placed Gohan in one of the beds at the lookout. He walked back outside and soon Krillan arrived with the others. Dende healed the three of them (Krillan, Tien, & Yamcha) and then set his mind on the real problem.
"Krillan, where's Piccolo?" Goku asked.
"He said he needed to go see someone," Krillan responded.
"Did he say who?"
"No sorry."
Goku nodded at Krillan before sitting down to think at the edge of the lookout. 'Where could Piccolo be?' Goku thought to himself. His question was soon answered as Piccolo was just seconds away from the lookout. Piccolo landed on the lookout with the blueprints in his hands.
"Piccolo?" Goku questioned. "What's all that?"
"I may have found a way to make sure Gohan comes back to us and the darkness never has to resurface. These are blueprints to all of Dr. Flappe's inventions. I figured if we gave them to Bulma then she could find a way to reverse what Dr. Flappe has done."
Goku smiled, finally some good news.
"That's great Piccolo. If anyone could do it, it would be Bulma," said Goku. "We should get to Capsule Corp right away." Goku turned to face the others. "Look everyone, thanks so much for your cooperation. Piccolo, Gohan, and I are all headed to Capsule Corp. Bulma is going to be the one to save my son."
Everyone smiled at the good news. Goku went to grab Gohan in the bedroom. When he returned, Goku looked at the others and nodded. He flew off the lookout followed by Piccolo and Vegeta (only because he lived there).
(At Capsule Corp)
Bulma was setting Trunks down for a nap when she heard a knock on the door. 'Who could that be?' She thought to herself before heading for the door. She was shocked to see that Goku had arrived with Gohan unconscious.
"Whoa, what happened?" The blue haired scientist asked in shock.
"It's a long story. I really need your help Bulma," Goku said quickly. "Can we come in?"
"Oh, yeah, sure, come on in," Bulma said stepping aside to let them in.
Goku laid Gohan down on the couch before taking a seat next to him.
"What are those, Piccolo?" Bulma asked after also taking a seat.
"They're blueprints to all of Dr. Flappe's creations," Piccolo stated.
"Blueprints huh?" Bulma said snatching over the designs and taking a peek at them. "Wow, these are all thought out and detailed. Dr. Flappe must have been a genius."
"He was," said Piccolo.
"Anyway, do you think you can create a device that can reverse the effects of these creations?" Goku asked.
"I might. I just need the blueprints to the original device," Bulma said, flipping through the sheets of paper. "Do you have any idea what it might have been called?"
"Try heart contaminator," said Goku.
"Okay," said Bulma. "Found it. Whoa, this looks complex," she said perplexed by the document.
"Can you do it?" Goku asked.
"Yeah, I think so," Bulma answered. "But first, I need to study how this has affected Gohan. Bring him to my lab." She got out of her seat and guided the others to the lab.
"Place Gohan here," she said when they arrived. Goku gently laid Gohan on the bed.
"Now let's see what we're dealing with…"
(Within Gohan)
"I thought I told you to stay put until tonight."
"Well I wanted to resurface. It's not fair that you get to stay surfaced while I'm stuck beneath you."
"Who cares about fairness?"
"I do, this is my body and I want total and complete control of it back."
"Well too bad, I want this body too."
"Fine, we are going to fight for it, right here, right now. There's no one distracting you now."
Both Gohans got into a fighting stance. Good Gohan threw the first punch, nailing Bad Gohan in the face.
"Don't forget, I'm you but darker. I know how you fight," Bad Gohan said getting up and hurling a kick at Good Gohan's side. Good Gohan dodged, but barely, and took the opportunity to grab the other Gohan's leg and throw him aside.
"I know how you fight too. I'm you but better," said Good Gohan as he charged at Bad Gohan.
"Hmph, you think so?" Bad Gohan said flinging a punch at Good Gohan's abdomen, causing him to stumble back.
"No, I know so," Good Gohan hurled himself back at his target. This time the two began to clash at each other harder, faster, and stronger. Both were exchanging punches and kicks rapidly at each other.
(Outside Gohan)
"His temperature is normal, he's not swelling or bumpy anywhere, but he is a little pale. I'm going to take some blood just to check up on him. Goku are you sure you want to stay around for this?" Bulma asked.
Goku took a deep breath before slowly nodding.
"Okay," said Bulma as she turned around and opened her desk. She pulled out a small butterfly needle and a few wipes and turned around. Goku gulped at the sight of it and quickly turned his eyes at his son facial expression. It showed signs of anger and restlessness.
"All done," Bulma said a she turned back to her computer. "I'm going to need to analyze this. Goku maybe you should call Chichi and let her know what's going on."
Goku nodded and walked out of the lab. Piccolo followed but took one last look at his fellow student.
'You better pull through kid.'
Goku dialed his phone number after reaching the phone and waited for Chichi's answer.
(At the Son Home)
"Look at me, I'm a mess," Chichi said looking at herself in the bathroom mirror. Her eyes were still puffy from the crying and her hair was a mess from sobs into the pillows on her bed. She redid her bun and cleaned her face the best she could. Just then, the phone rang. Chichi sprinted down the hall to reach the phone.
"Hello," her voice rang into the phone.
"Hey," Goku's voice came back.
"What's happening? Where are you?" Chichi asked surprised to hear his voice.
"I'm at Capsule Corp with Gohan and Piccolo."
"How did the fight go?" Chichi wanted to know. Her was voice hinting at hysteria.
"Not well Chichi. Gohan's not conscious right now."
"But is he all right?"
"I'm not sure. Bulma is checking him now."
"Oh okay, should I get over there or…"
"No, these observations could be a while. I'm just going to come home soon. Then we could come back in the morning."
"Okay, I guess I'll see you soon then, bye Goku."
"Bye Chichi."
Chichi hung up the phone and felt her eyes water again. This wasn't how it supposed to be. They were supposed to happy. After Cell, things were supposed to be brighter for them, not darker. Chichi flung herself on her bed again and let the water flow.
(At Capsule Corp)
"Hey Piccolo," Goku said after hanging up the phone.
"What is it Goku?"
"Would you mind telling Bulma that I'll be back here tomorrow morning? I need to go home."
"You're not staying?"
"To be honest, you and I wouldn't be much help here. Bulma has the floor for now, so we should get going."
Piccolo nodded in agreement. He headed towards Bulma's lab and Goku took his leave. Goku flew home rather fast. He didn't know why but he needed to be around family right now. Upon arriving home Goku entered his house rather slowly though. He didn't want to startle Chichi if she was around. He sensed for her and noticed that she was in the bedroom. Goku walked down the hall to their bedroom and slowly crept in.
"Chichi," he called quietly, noticing that she lay in the bed. He didn't want to wake her if she was asleep.
"Yes, Goku," she answered softly.
Goku quietly closed the door and took a seat next to her on the bed. It was long after sunset at this point. Chichi pulled herself up to sit in her husband's lap. Goku wrapped his arms around her. Neither of them said a word to each other. They both sat in the dark and all that was heard was the sound of one another's breathing.
"Goku," Chichi croaked.
"Hmm," Goku responded.
"We'll get through this, right?"
Goku took a moment to respond. He honestly didn't know. He wanted to believe they would.
"Things will get better for us Chi."
"You really think so?"
"They will."
"Okay"
"Now you should get to sleep. We've got a big day ahead of us."
Chichi nodded and shifted positions on her husband's arms to make herself feel more comfortable. It didn't take long for her to fall asleep, being in her husband's arms made her feel safe and secure. Goku pulled the covers back and laid Chichi on the bed, then lay next to her. He stroked her cheek as he watched her sleep. Chichi subconsciously had a hand on her abdomen. This made Goku smile, giving him something to look forward too. He placed a hand on top of hers to feel the growing ki within her. Feeling better, Goku drifted off into a slumber.
(In the Morning)
Goku awoke to the smell of breakfast and let his feet carry him to the kitchen. He smiled at the thought of breakfast. After all, he had skipped dinner last night.
"Good morning Goku," Chichi said trying to be happy. To anyone else it would just appear as a woman making breakfast for her family. But to Goku it was painfully obvious Chichi was trying to do anything to drown out her thoughts and feelings from yesterday.
"Morning Chichi," Goku said taking a seat at the table.
"Breakfast is just about done," Chichi said. "After we finish, we can head to Bulma's house and see what she found out."
Goku nodded and began to inhale his food. Chichi chuckled. Same old Goku.
After breakfast was taken care of, Goku and Chichi readied themselves for Bulma's house. They put on some clean clothes and freshened up a bit. Then Goku grabbed Chichi and they took flight towards the sky.
They arrived at Capsule Corp shortly after leaving. Chichi knocked and was greeted by a grumpy Vegeta.
"Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see my son," Chichi shot back.
Vegeta moved aside and walked away, not wanting the woman to bark at him anymore.
Goku and Chichi walked down the hall to Bulma's lab. This time Goku knocked.
"Come in," they heard the scientist say. Goku and Chichi obeyed.
"Hey Bulma," said Chichi.
"Hey you two," Bulma said. Because of her appearance, it was fairly obvious that she had spent all night working on their son.
"Did you find anything yet?" Goku asked hoping for some good news.
"Um, yeah. But I'm not going to lie to you guys. It isn't good."
"What is it?" Chichi asked horrified of what the scientist was about to say.
"I spent all night, checking and checking and even my father came to help me. It may be hard to save him now."
"What's wrong Bulma?" Goku asked.
"Goku, Gohan's in a coma."
Oh, and that's chapter ten. Trying to finish this quick. I have like two more ideas for this story. Hey, this is my longest chapter yet. Almost 3000 words…cool beans. Anyway reviews are always welcome.