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From Saviour To Destroyer

Chapter ten: I'm not a guinea-pig!

Goku had informed Chichi of his plan immediately after his talk with Piccolo. Now he was outside watching the clouds waiting for Gohan to come home. He didn't want to pressure his son by following him. It would probably only make things worse seeing as Gohan was edgy lately.

Chichi walked past Gohan's room when she heard some noise. She stayed silent and listened closely. Normally she would just burst into the room, but with Gohan's new attitude she changed that routine.

The sound of something or someone crashing on the ground filled her ears and she burst into the room. She saw Gohan bent over holding his stomach and he was on his knees.

'Gohan!' Chichi yelled as she launched forward to help her son. Goku soon entered the room.

'Let Go!' Gohan screamed angrily as he pushed Chichi aside. He stood up and it seemed as if he was fine again, but then Gohan squeezed his eyes and jolted into the bathroom past chichi.

Chichi's eyes widened in horror as she could hear her son vomiting. 'Gohan you're sick, please let me help you!' Chichi said half screaming and half pleading.

After some minutes Gohan exited the bathroom and shot her a nasty glare. 'I said to leave me alone!' Gohan yelled angrily.

Before another argument could start Gohan pushed past his mom ready to fly outside. Unfortunately the pain in his stomach crept back and his throat shut closed again. Gohan gagged as he stumbled onto the ground. Gohan expected his mother to rush to his aid, but he found it was his dad who steadied him and dragged him into bed. Gohan didn't feel well or he would have snapped at him, instead he just looked away refusing eye contact.

Goku sighed upon seeing his son look away from him. Chichi was already calling the "doctor" which meant Bulma. Goku noticed Gohan had drifted asleep, but a restless one.

Gohan was making spastic movements and had his face scrunched as if he was in pain while one hand unconsciously clutched his stomach. Goku sat down on a chair beside the bed and watched feeling helpless.

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It didn't take very long for Bulma to get there. She and Chichi rushed into the room. Both woman looked shocked at Gohan's spastic movements and emotion of pain. Chichi was slightly sobbing while holding her son's hand. Bulma checked his temperature and did some other checks.

'He seems to be healthy' Bulma says. Chichi and Goku look up in confusion.

'Healthy? He has thrown up twice today already and why would he be clutching his stomach like that if he were healthy?!' Chichi said starting to panic.

'I'm not sure, but there is still one thing I can do. I just need some of his blood' Bulma said. Chichi was already focused on her precious son again.

Bulma turned back to Gohan holding a needle. In less than half a second Goku had jumped off the chair pushing it over in the moment and stood back against the wall. Bulma looked as if to say sorry. She knew how Goku felt about needles and forgot to warn him. Bulma swore that if Goku didn't have any control he would have crashed right through the wall.

With Goku pinned up against the wall Bulma moved towards Gohan and pushed up his sleeve. As she worked on getting a vein Gohan eyes twitched. No one seemed to notice.

Gohan managed to look beside him and saw Bulma moving a needle closer to his arm. In less than a second his eyes widened at the realization and he pulled loose and stumbled over the bed stand. All three other people froze in shock at the sudden movement, but snapped out of it as Gohan crashed on the ground.

Goku rushed to help his son up, but Gohan immediately pushed him aside and backed up against the wall Goku seconds ago stood.

'It's okay Gohan. We're not going to hurt you' Bulma said gently. Goku gave her a sceptical look as he remembered his experience with a needle. Bulma shrugged her shoulders as she saw Goku's face.

'Don't you come near me with that thing!' Gohan yelled. Three faces looked surprised, shocked and confused at the same time.

'Gohan why are you afraid of it? Since when do you panic around needles?' Chichi asked clearly not understanding any of this.

Gohan always behaved and never acted like Goku with these situations. She was thankful that this part he did not get from Goku and now he did.

'Does he have to get Everything from his dad? Alright the smart streak is from me, but still this wasn't like before. Oh no! Does this mean his traits can change?! What if he looses his brilliant smart mind?! Then he'll never be a scholar! He already said he didn't want to; Oh no my boy is completely changing!' Chichi couldn't stop these thoughts and felt her heart aching. So Goku got his wish after all. His very own son, just like him. Chichi slapped herself in her mind focussing on the real issue.

'Gohan calm down' Goku tried though he completely understood his son's fear and couldn't understand why he was saying his son to calm down. No one should be calm around needles, that'd be suicide. This time Goku slapped himself in his mind.

'No! No needles! No medical check ups! Don't come near me!' Gohan shouted.

'Gohan! We need to know what's wrong with you! So you will sit down like a good boy and let yourself be tested!' Chichi yelled getting angry. Gohan's expression became angry as well.

'Go to Hell with your tests!' With that said Gohan shot out the window while Goku was too surprised to catch him.

'Well that went well' Bulma said sarcastically. She sometimes couldn't help herself from saying these things. Would you blame her? She lives with Vegeta, Prince of the Agitated!

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Piccolo felt everything that happened in the Son house. He rushed inside as soon as Gohan had flown out.

'What happened?' Piccolo asked calmly. Three heads turned around in his directions.

'I guess you could say, we did need help' Goku said grinning in his own way. Piccolo eyed Chichi who was looking rather annoyed at him. He gave Goku a glance and he understood. Together they went outside.

'So what actually happened?' Piccolo asked. Goku sighed before explaining.

'Well Gohan woke up when Bulma was about to get some of his blood……' Goku shivered a moment as he remembered the needle. '……and you could say he…….freaked out' Goku finished. Piccolo looked rather shocked but quickly regained himself.

'Where did he go?' Piccolo asked. Goku pointed in a direction.

'He went that way. I could use Instant Transmission, but he's really angry right now' Goku said growing slightly depressed by all this.

'We have no choice. We have to know what's wrong with him. Bring us to him, Goku' Piccolo said. Goku sighed but agreed. Seconds later both vanished.

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Gohan was furious. He couldn't believe they would dare to test him without permission. Dare to stick a needle in him. He growled in anger and sped up. Out of nowhere his dad and Piccolo arrived in front of him. Gohan was less in control than used to and slammed right at them. All three were slightly dizzy hanging in the air.

'What the Hell are you doing!?' Gohan screamed angrily. Goku flinched slightly from the scream. Piccolo simply eyed Gohan without emotion.

'Are you daring me?' Gohan said in a low, but cold voice. This caused Piccolo to raise an eyebrow. That was not the way Gohan used to speak.

Goku was looking silently wondering what Piccolo was trying to do. Goku could see how Gohan became angrier than he already was when Piccolo did not react.

'Not speaking are we? Fine by me. See ya!' Gohan said slightly mocking Piccolo. Before he got far Piccolo was holding his arm. 'Let go of me!' Gohan screamed furiously. Piccolo felt how Gohan used more power and strengthened his grip on the boy.

Goku noticed Piccolo struggling and rushed forward to help. Gohan tried to hit Piccolo with his other arm. Just as Goku touched Piccolo's arm to help all three vanished.

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Dende was standing on the edge of the Look Out. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and he looked slightly worried.

'Huh? Was that……no he couldn't have, right?' Dende said out loud slightly worried. He closed his eyes concentrating on what was happening on earth.

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Gohan, Goku and Piccolo all blinked as they appeared close to the Son house. Piccolo was still holding Gohan's arm and Goku still had contact with Piccolo's other arm. Both Son's had their other arm raised, Gohan as he intended to hit Piccolo and Goku probably out of reflex.

Gohan managed to pull loose since Piccolo was slightly dazed, but the Namekian quickly grabbed him again. Goku was still looking dazed or more like perplexed.

'Let go!' Gohan screamed and his energy pushed Piccolo back. Goku woke from his daze and grabbed hold of Gohan before he flew of again. Piccolo sighed and grabbed Gohan as well again.

Bulma and Chichi came rushing outside followed by Krillin and Yamcha. Apparently they sensed something was going on and dared to ask the woman.

All four of them looked shocked at Gohan screaming and struggling. 'Let me GO! Leave Me Alone! Let go or I'll hurt you!' Gohan screamed. Goku momentarily loosened his grip at hearing Gohan say that.

'Bulma any time now!' Piccolo shouted. Bulma realised what he meant, but hesitated.

'Do we have to force him?' Bulma asked. She couldn't stand seeing Gohan so angry and she didn't want to make it worse by forcing him to be tested. It may be just some blood, but still it was Gohan's choice, right?

'We don't have time for this!' Piccolo said. He wasn't happy with this either, but the need to know what was wrong with Gohan was more demanding to him. The others, beside Goku and he, thought it was just puberty so they would think this wasn't necessary. Piccolo knew it was necessary.

Bulma slowly walked over to them with the needle and everyone could see Gohan's expression becoming a mix of anger and anxiety. Goku himself felt like running away now, but he knew he had to hold Gohan. Goku was really struggling to not run of.

'I'm sorry Gohan. Please don't make this harder. We want to help you, that's all' Bulma said gently. Gohan looked at her with pure hatred and Bulma stumbled back a bit.

'You want to help me. Please don't make me laugh. I can't see how being held against my will and being tested is HELPING ME! I'M NOT A GUINEA-PIG!' Gohan screamed furiously. All the others were shocked at hearing this.

Was this how Gohan felt about all this? Was this what they were doing? Could they go through with it? Everyone was thinking these things. Gohan grinned at seeing their expressions. He answered the last question with ease by pulling loose and he flew away at super saiyan.

The fighters that stood there watching Gohan fly of. Chichi was sobbing and Bulma was frozen on the spot. Piccolo knew there was no use in following Gohan. Gohan wasn't going to let them catch him again.

Goku turned to Bulma and placed a hand on her shoulder. Bulma snapped out of her shocked state and saw Goku's soft eyes reassuring her. They walked to the others near the house. Goku hugged Chichi who immediately fell unconscious. Bulma went inside to get her stuff and Goku carried Chichi inside. Krillin went inside too since he didn't know much yet and Goku would surely explain it a bit more. Yamcha went back to his own home.

Piccolo walked away feeling pain in his heart. One thought lingered in his mind. 'Have I lost Gohan's friendship by doing this?' As much as Piccolo hoped he hadn't, the anxiety about it didn't leave him.


Well that was chapter ten. Sorry it's a bit shorter than the others. Please let me know if it was good (Review). 'Till next time!