A/N: I cant believe it!! 40 Reviews!! A HUGE thanks to all the readers!!
Anyways… Other exciting news… PartI has received over 5100 hits, and it keeps growing… and PartII now has over 3600 hits!! When I first started writing this, I thought it was gonna be one of those long stories with only like 2 reviews… that and I didn't think that anyone would actually like it. I just cant believe how big PartII is becoming!! PartI only had 13 reviews for all 13 chapters (but that's not fair, it was posted in like 4 days beginning to end… :-\ so yeah….) and PartII has 40 for only 9 chapters!! I just wonder how well PartIII will do?? Hehe… we will see….
But all you readers… thanks a bunch for making this as popular as it is… especially for my first story… u all keep me going…
Now… like always… mad props to Rachel (my writing assistant/proof reader/magician with my story) Thanks to all ur help… u make this story even better for the readers
Oh, and I got some forums up (2 to be exact)… so stop by and lets see if we can get those going…. Cuz that would be awesome…
Also, it came to my attention that there was a format error on chapter 8, so I have also fixed that… no content changed at all, only a little formatting…. (Y didn't u people bring it to my attention sooner?? Hehe, just playing….)
Enjoy Chapter 10!!
Now, on to the responses…
First of all… don't hate me for killing Sslaag… it just kinda happened… I didn't really plan it… I didn't write it, so blame it on my pen, not me (inside joke)
Lor/ClassicBeauty: Congrats on the new membership!! I was wondering when you would just sign up… about time already!! Haha just playing… sorry bout ur school, I know how that is… "full time worker and full time students, please raise ur hands" –slowly raises hand-… anyways thanks for the compliment… I try to make my writing better, and I guess it has worked (also, a HUGE thanks to Rachel for helping me with that in the most recent chapters)… finally, see above Sslaag comment
Gohper Hei Yuki: Welcome!! Its nice to hear (read) a new voice (person's typing)!! Im glad u could join in… about Sslaag, see above comment
Ares: Another new voice? Wow… that's awesome!! Welcome aboard!! Here's a new chapter for you, enjoy!!
CW: Wow, three new voices?? I must be on a roll or something…. And to read a prior chapter, just use the nav arrows next to the chapter drop down box on the top right… hope that helps!!
Shiva: Thanks for the compliments…. Here is another update for u… by the way, did u see my comment for u on "Trials"? hehe… I was in a rambling mood that night… I left like others just like that on other people's stories that I have been reading…. Oh well… hurry and put a new chapter of ur story up!!
Bandgsecurtiyaw: Thanks, enjoy another chapter
Animepostal: What's up? Looking forward to a new chapter? I hope so, cuz its here… btw… good luck on ur test... study first, then come back and read my story!! Haha… just playing… still… take care of ur studying (geez, I probably sound like im ur parent or something, huh?) oh well… hope u like this chapter, and thanks for the compliments
Ryota: Yes, it is about time that they got theirs… only 8 chapters after they started!! And yes, now Gohan has another reason to get Rosas… IF he ever sees him again (hint, hint… hehe)… well enjoy the chapter!!
Last Time:
But something caught his eye. He stopped in his tracks. A very familiar face lay on ground, in a pool of blood, gaping wounds on the stomach and chest.
Tears welled in his eyes as he recognized the face that stared blankly up at him.
"I'll be waiting for you to find me… and when you do, you will regret it… You will wish you were never born… Until that day, however, I'll be waiting for you… Rosas…"
WWWWW
He ran blindly through the corridors, tears stinging his eyes. He couldn't believe it, another person had lost their life because if his inability to finish things quickly…
Because he toyed around instead of being serious, another innocent life was unnecessarily lost.
He randomly roamed the corridors, his mind in a jumble trying to sort itself out. He was too deep in thought to realize where his feet were leading him.
He stopped before a large metal door, it looked so familiar. He had come to the prison wing.
He charged up a ki ball blew the door from its hinges. With Sslaag gone, there was no one there but prisoners. A chill passed down his spine at that thought.
Gohan went from door to door releasing the prisoners as he had promised his friend. 'No one should be held prisoner by a ruthless tyrant, especially those who are unable to defend themselves,' Gohan thought.
Many of them shuddered as their doors were ripped off the hinges. They were now free from the rule of Finkuso and they were grateful for that, although fear was still evident in their faces.
Once he had cleared the area, he resumed his aimless wandering, following the steps of his feet, not caring where they led him.
He thought back to about an hour ago, back in the pit.
'Did I really kill all of those people? How could I have lost control like that? What happened?' he asked himself mercilessly.
After all those years of training, he still could not seem to control his emotions in battle. He was still controlled by instinct, and ruled by emotion. It was almost like it was all for nothing, like it was pointless.
No. It wasn't completely pointless. He could tell his power had grown tremendously, and with that came a better control over it.
He finally had his chance to test his power, even though he didn't quite make it to maximum. But even where he was, he was still more powerful than when he beat Cell. And it felt like he was barely even using half of his potential, like there was a higher level he had yet to reach.
That was defiantly an incredible feeling, not testing his limit for so long, yet still working to increase it…
He wondered what it would be like to power up fully.
That thought almost made him shudder. If he was this ruthless and violent at less that 50, the thought of how he might be at 100 almost terrified him. That was defiantly a scary thought, he just didn't want to cause anyone else pain.
"Hey Saiyan!" a gruff shout broke his train of thought. He turned to see three guards, rifles pointed at the Ascended Super Saiyan.
"For the crime of murdering the Emperor, the Royal Guard, 14 foreign dignitaries, and the destruction of the prison wing, we sentence you to death!" the head guard shouted as they all pulled the triggers on their rifles.
The beams passed straight through their target.
The guards howled and charged, only by the time they reached their target, he slowly disappeared from sight.
All three stared in shock. They all looked around, left, right, up, but he was nowhere to been seen.
Gohan stood behind where the guards had launched from, his arms folded across his chest, head down and eyes closed. "Ummm, I think you missed," Gohan teased as a small smirk found its way to his lips.
The three turned around and their jaws dropped when they looked at the Saiyan. They had never seen someone so fast.
Gohan dropped out of his Ascended state, since he had better control over himself at the first level. "For trying to kill me, I sentence you to death." He opened his eyes and lifted his head to look at them. "But I am not completely merciless, so I will make you three a deal. Who ever tells me where I can find my ship, will live."
The three looked at each other. "Go to HELL MONKEY!" all three shouted in unison.
"Fine, have it your way," Gohan said as he phased from sight, not even bothering with the after image this time.
He reappeared floating above their heads, arms still crossed over his chest, smiling as the three started to panic.
Gohan lowered himself down until his feet were inched from one's head. He formed a ki ball in his hand, and then uncrossed his arms. He released the ball of energy and it passed through the guards head. Gohan phased out again.
It hit the ground with a small explosion that incinerated the body of the guard.
The remaining two guards stared in disbelief at where their companion had been standing only seconds earlier. All that was left now was a small smoking crater and a few scraps of his uniform.
"Have you decided to change your mind yet?" he asked the remaining guards.
One charged at him, but a backhand slap from the Super Saiyan sent the dog-man guard flying 30 feet down the hall, through a wall, across a 10 foot room and through another wall, before skipping and sliding to a halt.
"Do you want to live?" he asked the last one, really hoping for a yes. He really wanted to leave this miserable place and get on with his trip.
The guard gulped and nodded his head. "Excellent. Now where can I find my ship?" the Gohan asked, making sure to stress his words to make sure he got his point across.
"I… You… if… if I told you, you would get lost," the quivering guard responded in a shaky voice, trying not to say anything that might anger the enraged Saiyan.
"Well then, I guess that you will just have to take me there, now won't you? But, if I feel that you are leading me in the wrong direction or trying to trick me, you will be punished, severely. Understood?" Gohan asked pointedly, starting to get a little angry.
Another gulp and nod from the guard.
Gohan relaxed his concentration and dropped back into his base form. "Look, you take me where I want to go, and you will live. You have no reason to be afraid unless you are planning something. I told you that you will be ok, and I never break my promises." Gohan tried his best to reassure the guard.
The guard still looked uneasy, but there was nothing more that could be done about it.
"How far away is my ship?" Gohan asked as nicely as he could while still keeping his tone of authority.
"It's about, ummm… seven miles from here. It should take about three hours to get there on foot. The hangers are a separate complex over by the Keeper's Quarters." The guard responded, still sounding unsure.
"Hmm… sounds like it might be a long trip. What's your name?" Gohan asked.
"It's…ummm… Scat, sir. Can I ask you a question, sir?" Scat inquired.
"Sure, and my name is Gohan, not sir."
"Yes, sir… I mean Gohan sir-"
"Just Gohan, ok? What's your question?"
"Ummm… when you… you know… leave… do you think that…maybe… ummm… I… could… kinda… go with you? I don't want to be here, I hate this place and these people. I want to live my life, not theirs."
Gohan thought for a second. "We'll see. How about this, ask me again when we get to the hangers and my ship, ok?"
"Ok, I'll do that. Follow me," was his hopeful response.
About an hour later, they stopped before a large metal door.
Scat turned and faced Gohan. "Once we pass through this door, we will be outside the complex. There are many creatures that roam the wilds, as well as many patrol parties and guards. From what I have seen, I don't think that they would be a problem for you, but I still think that it might be better to keep as low of a profile as possible, so as not to raise any suspicions."
Gohan thought for a second before he nodded. "Ok, that's a good idea," he said along with a motion of his head towards the door signaling he was ready to go.
Scat turned back towards the door, lifted an electronic key from his belt and unlocked the door. He then reached for the handle and swung it open.
AAAAA
Bright sunlight shone through the door, temporarily blinding the sensitive eyes of a certain half-Saiyan. As his eyes started adjusting to the overly bright lights, he raised his hand to help shield some of the light from his eyes. It didn't work that well though, there were just too many rays coming from the burning ball in the sky.
Finally, after a few minutes, his eyes had adjusted. He saw Scat already walking away from him.
He stepped out from under the canopy, and his eyes immediately fell on the landscape. There was something familiar about what was around him, but he couldn't place what it was. He decided it was time to catch up with Scat.
They walked in silence for a very uneventful hour. Gohan still looked around as he walked. Something about his surroundings reminded him of something he had seen before, but he just couldn't seem to place it.
'Whatever,' he thought as he put it out of his mind. He just wanted to find his ship and be finished with this evil planet.
"Hey!" Came a shout from a distant guard. "Where are you going?" he asked as he got closer.
"I am taking this prisoner to the Keepers." Scat answered to the leader of the small patrol squad without any hesitancy.
There were only four, nothing that Gohan couldn't handle, but he decided to follow Scat's lead. He could always jump in at the first sign of trouble.
"The Keepers? Why would you take him there?" the leader said, finally close enough that he didn't have to shout.
Scat paused for a half second, unsure exactly how to answer. Then it came to him. "By order of Lord Finkuso. I don't know about you, but I do not question the Lord's motives." The last phrase seemed emphasized with attitude, he knew that none of them would question that answer.
The lead guard's eyes roamed over to Gohan. They widened when he noticed the clothes worn by the prisoner. They matched the killer of Finkuso perfectly. "You…" the guard started to say as he lifted his rifle.
A blinding flash of light interrupted him and forced him to cover his eyes.
Four rapidly fired ki blasts ended the problem caused by the patrol squad, not even two seconds after it has started. It was obvious that Gohan didn't want to mess around this time.
Scat looked on in amazement at the obviously extremely dangerous Saiyan next to him. He knew he had to watch out, but this just made him even more uneasy.
"No more games… I want to get off this planet." Gohan said, very sharply.
Scat let out a long sigh, one of relief. He sure has happy that Gohan was on his side.
Gohan dropped from Super Saiyan. "Let's keep moving. Which way?"
Scat pointed in the direction they had been headed and started to lead the way. He was happy to continue, anything to keep his "prisoner" pleased.
As the two walked away, Scat glanced over his shoulder. Where a patrol squad had once been, there were only four smoking burn marks in craters on the ground.
He wanted to make sure he didn't anger this one, because it would be his last, possibly excruciatingly painful, mistake.